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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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EXTRAFUSAL FIBER

are muscle fibres that are empirical to the general running and functioning of the nervous system. These fibres coat muscle

EXTRAUTERINE PREG

describes, the potentially painful medical condition, whereby a testicle has not descended fully from the abdominal cavity and has therefore

EXTRAPSYCHIC

is an experience or object which occurs and develops outside the normally spectrum of the mind and body, typically seen

EXTRAPAIR MATING

is typically observed in the animal kingdom, where normally socially monogamous species, such as birds, pair with another of their

EXTRASTRIATE VISUAL AREAS

are typically located outside the primary visual cortexes, otherwise known as the striate cortex and are the visually responsible areas

EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DYSKINESIA

an umbrella term used to describe dyskinesias, otherwise understood as voluntary movements. Examples of these include; tremors, spasms, tics, rigidity

EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

is an umbrella term used to describe any environment (a habitat or place) which can affect the species living there

EYE CONTACT

is otherwise known as mutual gazing between two people, it is the persistent gazing into the eyes of the individual

EXTRINSIC RELIGION

is the binary opposite of intrinsic religion. Extrinsic religion primarily concerns itself with the social and moral obligations to those

EYE MOVEMENTS

are the result of both contraction and the relaxation of the extrinsic muscles which surround the eyes. These movements allow

EXTRINSIC INTEREST

describes the participation or otherwise engagement in a task, by an individual, with which the driving force behind is the

EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE

is a variable which inadvertantly effects the course of an experiment, specifically the dependent variable, normally without the knowledge of

EXTRASPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE

is considered the inverse of introspective approaches to observations. An extraspective perspective involves the methodological, objective and empirical observation of

EYE-ROLL SIGN

is often used to indicate an individual's susceptibility to hypnosis. Patients roll their eyes upwards and the greater the sclera

EYEWITNESS MEMORY

refers to an individual's unique recollection of a specific event or occurance from memory, typically associated with criminal events, such

EYELASH SIGN

is one of the many diagnostic tests a neurologist can perform, when determining the level of neurological damage to a

EYSENCK, HANS JURGEN

was a German-born British psychologist who lived between 1916 and 1997. He earned his Ph.D. from University College, London in

EYE DOMINANCE

is observed in a small population where one eye will be physically stronger (this fact can be ascertained through various

F DISTRIBUTION

is used in chi-squared distribution sets, as a probability distribution of two independent chi-square (based) random variables which are both

FABRICATION

is a term which can be applied to a number of examples; for example, fabrication may refer to the act