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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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ZELMID

noun. a brand name for zimeldinf.

YIN AND YANG

with regard to Chinese philosophy, the two converse, but complementary aspects of the basic standards overseeing the world. Initially, the

ZONULES

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

ZONE OF OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING (ZOF)

the wide array of physiological stimulation within which a person can carry on at the peak of physical, cognitive, and

ZERO-SUM GAME

with regard to game theory, a form of game wherein the players

ZOOMORPHISM

noun. 1. the crediting of animal qualities to humans, inanimate items, or deities. 2. the utilization of animal psychology or

ZURICH SCHOOL

a team of psychoanalysts who were formative followers of Carl Jung in Zurich, in contrast to the Viennese school of

ZOOPHILIA

noun. a paraphilia wherein animals are recurrently favored or solely utilized to reach carnal arousal and satisfaction. The animal, that

ZONE OF POTENTIALITY

the wide array of a pupil's capacity for development, growth, or excellence within a specific skill or subject region.

ZYGOMATICUS

the group of muscles, innervated by the facial nerve, which initiates the motion of the upper lip upward, backward, and

ZOOERASTY

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

ZERO POPULATION GROWTH

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

ZUNG SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE (SDS)

a widely utilized adult self-report depression-screening tool modeled to gauge the severity of depressive or mood-associated indicators. It is additionally

ZWAARDEMAKER OLFACTOMETER

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

ZONE OF COMPARISON TEST

a technique of placing questions in a control question test to encourage objective study of physiological reactions on polygraph charts

ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (ZIFT)

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

ZYGOTE

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

WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE

the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.

TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM

a differentive approach to overcoming compulsions or addictive or behavioral difficulties which was cultivated initially in Alcoholics Anonymous to aid

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT (WLM) 1

a social movement, taken from formative women's' social activism, which came into presence within the late 1960's and lobbied for