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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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YERKES-DODSON LAW

a law postulating that the association between drive and action can be signified by an inverted U-curve .

ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

the condition wherein the quantity of births and deaths in a society is level, so that there is extremely minimal

ZOMARIL

noun. a brand name for iloperidone.

ZOLPIDEM

noun. a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic posited into the United States' market in 1993 for brief control of insomnia. Even though structurally

ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT

with regard to Levvygotsky's sociocultural theory, the difference between a kid's actual degree of capacity and the degree of capacity

ZIMELDINE

an antidepressant with SRRI traits which was taken off the universal market in 1983 because of its serious neurological side

YOUTH CULTURE

1. a culture which puts a great value on youth, physical wellbeing and beauty, and the morals, tastes, and practices

ZOOPHARMACOGNOSY

noun. the capacity of non-human animals to choose plants and their portions for medicinal reasons to lower fevers or rid

ZOLOFT

noun. a brand name for sertraline.

ZONULES

noun. the gentile elastic fibers which link the capsule of the lens of the eye to the ciliary procedures.

ZOOERASTY

noun. carnal arousal or satisfaction gained via genital or anal sex or other carnal contact with an animal. In the

ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (ZIFT)

a type of in vitro fertilization wherein sperm and ova are combined in a laboratory container like a petri dish,

ZWAARDEMAKER OLFACTOMETER

an formative olfactom-etkr consisting of a sole glass tube open at each end. One end was placed into a nostril,

ZOOMANIA

noun. an very severe or active type of zooerasty or zoophilia.

ZOOSADISM

noun. a paraphilia wherein carnal stimulation and gratification are attained from the torturing an animal. This might happen via direct

ZOLLNER ILLUSION

a visual illusion wherein parallel lines seem to diverge whenever one of them is intersected by short diagonal lines slanted

ZYGOTE

a fertilized egg, or ovum, with a diploid set of chromosomes, half rendered by the mother and half rendered by

ZOOLAGNIA

carnal attraction to animals.

WILDERVANCK'S SYNDROME

a genetic disorder correlated to klippel-feil syndrome and marked by deafness and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Cranial asymmetry and

WIND TUNNEL

a structure modeled as a corridor that air can be blown through at managed velocities and patterns of turbulence. Wind