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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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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

illegal behaviour by a minor.Including behaviour that would be considered criminal in an adult, vandalism, petty theft, auto theft, arson,

KERNEL SENTENCE

Psychological interest in this idea stems from its implications for the cognitive processes by which we form and interpret sentences.

KLIIVER-BUCY SYNDROME

Symptoms may include visual agnosia unable to recognise object decreased emotional responsibility including loss of normal fear and anger responses,

KINSHIP NETWORK

The analysis of kinship networks and descent groups in pre-industrial societies has been a major concern of cultural anthropology. The

KINESIOTHERAPY

It is the application of progressive physical exercise and activities to treat individuals with functional limitation or to aid those

JND (JNDI

Just noticeable difference.

KLONOPIN

Clonazepam

KNOWING

Know procedure, see remember

KINGDOM

Modern classifications recognize five kingdoms, Bacteria, Protista or Protoctista, Animalia, Fungi and Plantae which in some systems are grouped into

KINKEEPER

Promoting and protecting relationships between family members and the social role usually assumed by women

KINDNESS

It is a benevolent and helpful action intentionally directed towards another person, it is motivated by the desire to help

KNOWLEDGE

An awareness of the existence of something and information and understanding of a specific topic of the world in general

KLEPTOMANIA

The stealing is done out of anger or in a response to a delusion or hallucination and is not better

KNOWLEDGE OF PERFORMANCE (KP)

verbalized information about the nature of the movement pattern that is used to achieve an aim.

KOHLBERG, LAWRENCE

work was especially important in the fields of cognitive developmental psychology and education, he posed hypothetical moral dilemmas to children

KOCHER-DEBRE-SEMELAIGNE SYNDROME

It is associated with cretinism and mental retardation in some cases, it is a disorder of infants and children marked

KNOCKOUT ORGANISM

an organism in which a particular gene has been eliminated or inactivated by an experimenter

KINETIC INFORMATION

Other body language clues used in making an evaluation of a client or patient in a clinical assessment and therapy

KONIG BARS

Visual acuity is assessed by a grating pattern of black and white bars, Karl Rudolf Konig 1832-1901 German born French

KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION

the method used for encoding knowledge in an artifical-intelligence programme. not usually the computer language employed but systematically developed structures