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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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TABOO (TABU)

A social, spiritual, moral or ethical restriction that makes a man to restraint from a particular behaviour, person or an

TABULA RASA CONCEPT

According to this concept, mind is evolved as blank tablet when a person is born and everything is written over

TACHYCARDIA

The pathologically fast beating of the heart in response to stress or drugs.

TACHYPHAGIA

a pathological form of rapid eating.

TACHYPHYLAXIS

It is the body's ineffective response to a particular drug. A person develops tolerance for the drug and the drug

TACHYPSYCHIA

altered perception of time. See psychological time.

TACRINE

The inhibitor which is used for the treatment of dementia. This inhibitor stops developing the signs of dementia. It can

TACTILE CIRCLE

a patch of skin where 2 stimuli that are presented simultaneously if felt as one. See sensory circle. In this

TACTILE ILLUSION

The wrong perception of touch receptors. A person's false perception that is made by touching the thing but he cannot

TACTILE PERCEPTION

The perception that is made through touch receptors is known as tactile perception. This involves only sense of touch to

TACTILE RECEPTOR

a cutaneous receptor involved in the somatosenses. Tactile receptor that involves the somatosenses.

TACTILE SENSORY AID

a device that helps a person with impaired hearing and poor sight. A tactile aid is used to convert auditory

TACTUAL DISPLAY

the device in which touch is used to process the information to show desired thing on the screen. To run

TACTUAL PERFORMANCE TEST (TPT)

This test is a form of board test in which a blind person adjust the wooden blocks with his textual

TACTUAL SIZE DISCRIMINATION

the ability to judge the comparative size of 2 objects they can't see. To discriminate between sizes of two object

TADOMA METHOD

through this method, the person can communicate with the people having visual and audible impairment. Commonly it is called tadoma

TAIL FLICK

it is a test through a ray of light, that is applied on the tails of the rodents to measure

TAKAYASU'S DISEASE

In this disease, cramp like pain is felt in arms and neck area due to the loss of pulses in

TALBOT-PLATEAU LAW

this law states that if a ray of light comes fast enough to be seen as continuous then its shine

TALENT

Ability to grip over multiple areas or subjects is referred as talent. divine gifted ability that is present in a