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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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TONIC EPILEPSY

a form of epilepsy wherein tonic muscle contracting takes place, but not clonic ones.

TONAL VOLUME

the extensity or space-filling attribute of a noise.

TONIC RECEPTOR

a receptor wherein the occurrence of discharge of nerve impulses decreases gradually or not at all as arousal is kept

TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE

a seizure marked by both tonic and clonic motor motions. During the tonic stage the muscles begin to spasm and

TONIC LABYRINTH REFLEX

a reflex happening typically during infancy and pathologically after such, which consists of the contracting of flexor muscles whenever the

TOOL DESIGN

with regard to human engineering, the designing of tools and instruments with regard to such human aspects as the avoidance

TOOL OF INTELLECTUAL ADAPTATION

a technique of thinking, learning, or recalling of a problem-solving method which kids internalize from their interplay with more competent

TOPALGIA

noun. pain which is centralized in one area or small region without any lesion or injury to take responsibility for

TOOL-USING BEHAVIOR

the capacity of animals to use items as instruments. Humans aren't the only tool-using and -making beings, as was previously

TOP-DOWN ANALYSIS

1. a deductive approach to problem-solving which starts with a hypothesis or general standard and goes on from this to

TOP-DOWN DESIGN

a deductive approach to the design of a system or product, such that the model is motivated by conceptual guidelines

TOP-DOWN PROCESSING

data processing which progresses from a hypothesis about what a stimulant may be to a judgment about whether the hypothesis

TOPAMAX

noun. a brand name for topiramate.

TONAL SCALE

the typical wide array of noise frequencies interpreted by a young adult.

TIP-OF-THE-TONGUE PHENOMENON (TOT PHENOMENON)

the experience of trying to recall from memory a particular terminology or word but not being capable of doing so.

TOPOGRAPHIC

adjective. regarding a detailed depiction of a structural being, inclusive of its exterior features and the spatial relations across its

TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL

the initial dividing of the psyche into three areas or systems as postulated by Sigmund Freud in 1913. The divided

TOPOGRAPHICAL AMNESIA

handicap of topographical memory, which is, memory for locations and spatial layouts.

TOPOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION

a disorder of spatial visualization stemming from lesions within the cerebral cortex. It is demonstrated by trouble or incapacity to

TORRANCE TESTS OF CREATIVE THINKING (TTCT)

two batteries of paper-and-pencil test objects, a verbal one, and a figural one, which can be utilized in all phases