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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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LATENT NEED

Needs that do not truly exist but are presented in a manner that need a person can believe they have to

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

The term is preferred by those who emphasize the active role of the child as a learner with considerable innate

LATITUDE OF REJECTION

Positions an indvidual holds that allows them to reject certain behaviors.

LAUGHTER

A vocalization used to express joy, happiness or amusement. Created by the rapid contraction and relaxation of the stomach and

LAW OF PRECISION

The theory that all visual preceptions tend to follow a regular organized forms with precise contours.

LAW OF ASSIMILATION

The theory that an organism will respond to new stimuli based on reactions to familiar stimuli. Also known as generalization.

LAW-AND-ORDER ORIENTATION

Moral development theory in which people make moral decisions based on following the laws of society. Also known as Socia

LANGUISHING

A condition of ones mental health characterized by lack of interest, apathy, and listlessness usually caused by boredom.

LEADER MATCH

It is an approach to leadership that is based on the contingency theory of leadership. This states that leaders should

LATERAL-LINE SYSTEM

The sensory system found in fish and some amphibians that helps the animal determine the motion of the water in

LAW OF FREQUENCY

The theory that learning increases with the repetition of a process. Also known as the law of repetition.

LATERAL GYRUS

A major portion of the brain found within the parietal lobe located above the external ear and is responsible for

K-ABC

Kaulman assessment battery for children

LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE APPROACH TO READING

The theory that using materials that relate to a child's experiences as an aide of teaching reading and other language skills.

LAW OF FILIAL REGRESSION

The principle that inherited traits such as tallness may revert to the mean of the population meaning offspring would be

INTERVENTION RESEARCH

Activities designed to measure how much better a situation is after modification that is systematic and to measure or has

LA BELLE INDIFFERENCE

Seen in some people with conversion disorder it is the inappropriate lack of concern about the seriousness or implications of

KAPPA WAVE

It is a type of brain wave with a frequency similar to that of an alpha wave 10Hz but the

INTIMACY VERSUS ISOLATION

Development and the eight stages of it erikson's and the sixth, this is from late adolescence through to courtship and

KENDALL'S TAU

association used with ordinal variables