WECHSLER PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCALE OF INTELLIGENCE (WPPSI)
an intelligence test for kids from 2 years 6 months old to 7 years 3 months which presently utilizes seven…
WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE (WMS)
a group of memory tests, initially printed in 1945, which evaluates verbal and non-verbal memory in elder adolescents and adults…
WEBER-FECHNER LAW
the law postulating that to escalate the severity of a sensation within arithmetical progression, the severity of the stimulant must…
WATERSHED INFARCTION
necrosis of neurons because of disturbance of regular blood flow to a region residing at the periphery of a vascular…
WEIGHTED ITEM
an object on a test or scale which is multiplied by a weight aside from 1.0 prior to ratings on…
WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN (WISC)
an intelligence test cultivated originally in 1949 and generalized for kids from 6 years old to 16 years 11 months.…
WEIGHT EXPERIMENT
a psychophysical experiment wherein involved parties lift weights and their sensitivity to slight variations in weight is assessed.
WERNER'S DISEASE
a rare genetic disorder affecting both males and females and marked by signs of premature aging prior to the age…
WELL-DEFINED PROBLEM
a problem with obvious initial circumstances and objectives and principle techniques for progressing from the previous to the latter.
WEIGHT WATCHERS
a largely accessible weight loss and management program which is inclusive of practices of both support and self-help groups.
WERNICKE'S AREA
an area within the posterior temporal gyrus of the left hemisphere of the brain's cerebrum, consisting of nerve tissue correlated…
WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARES
a variation on the ordinary least squares processes utilized within the general linear design wherein the variants are weighted by…
WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE (WAIS)
an intelligence test for people from 16 years to 89 years. An alteration and substitution of the Wechsler-Belle-Vue intelligence scale,…
WELTANSCHAUUNG
noun. any basic comprehension of the universe, and of humankind's orientation within it, kept by a person, a society, or…
WEIGHT REGULATION
a process, overseen by a complex range of neural devices and structures, wherein the brain seeks an ideal equilibrium between…
WATERFALL ILLUSION
the most widely recognized instance of a movement aftereffect, generated by observing a waterfall for a time and then switching…