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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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INTRAFUSAL FIBER

A muscle fiber that is small, within each muscle spindle 2 to 12 are located within them. The intrafusal fibers…

INTRAMAZE CUE

It is within a maze and is a cue, it can be a floor texture, wall colour or a scent

INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION (IM INJECTION)

A substance that is injected into a muscle by a hypodermic syringe, it is usually injected into the upper arm…

INTRINSIC REWARD

An outcome that is positively valued and is an activity that is implicit, such as satisfaction or pleasure gained from…

INTERPRETATION

Psychotherapy. Explanation by therapist ion terms meaningful to the person and their issues, behaviours or feelings. Made along the lines…

INTERVENTRICULAR FORAMEN

The third ventricle of the brain and the opening that connects it with either lateral ventricle. The flow of cerebrospinal…

INTRINSIC ACTIVITY

1. Efficacy and the measure of a drug receptor complex and the pharmacological effect it produces. 2. Response to the…

INTRAPSYCHIC ATAXIA

Coordination of feelings and lack of them, volition, and thoughts (e.g. laughing when depressed). The Austrian psychi-atrist F.rwin Stranskv introduced…

INTRAFAMILY DYNAMICS

The relationships and the changes in them among members of the family within a period of time, influences together and…

INTRINSIC BEHAVIOR

1. rewarding behaviour that is inherent. 2. A specific organ and a type of behaviour that is expressed through it…

INTROPUNITIVE

Hostility internally, blame and truning anger against the self. Se self accusation. Compare ex I rapuni itvf. Intropunitiveness n

INTROMISSION

Is putting or the act or sending in something especially the insertion of the penis into the vagina. See penetration.…

INTROJECTION

1. A theory in psychoanalytic and is the process of internalizing an external object and the qualities into the psyche…

INTRINSIC REINFORCER

A response that produces a reinforcer that is naturally related to it. For example a natural sound is produced when…

INTRACLASS CORRELATION

1. The average intercorrelation in formed pairs of cases within a group and randomly among them. 2. Members and an…

INTRUSION ERROR

The recall in a test of the memory and was not an item among the material that was presented for…

INTROSPECTIVE METHOD

Research and the approach in which participants describe their experiences that are conscious

INTROVERSION

Internal private orientation toward the world of ones self and the inner thoughts of ones feelings, rather than towards the…

INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

The flow of ongoing events that are mental and interrupt task related thoughts in spite of persistent efforts to avoid…

INVARIANT FEATURE

An object that does not change or its characteristic when the object is viewed under different circumstances. Features that are…