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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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LEGEND

a story which has significant meaning within a culture or society which is typically passed down to successive generations from

LEGIBILITY

a state where a person, object or ideal can be considered as represented. This is common in courts of law,

LEGITIMACY

a social construct from which authority and specific rights are derived.

LEGITIMACY KNOWLEDGE

Typically the role played by an individuals 'major group' where contributions towards identification of significant discoveries is made.

LEGITIMATE POWER

The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and

LEISURE LIFESTYLE

A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of

LEK DISPLAY

The phenomenon where a group of males arrive at a location and establish individual territories in the pack which they

LEMMA

A word which is considered to be in its most basic primordial form with all inflected forms.

LEMNISCAL SYSTEM

A network of long-reaching ascending neural pathways which lead to the thalamus including the- diailemniscus, lateral lemniscuses and the spinothalamic

LENGTH OF STAY (LOS)

A constant describing the length of a patients stay in an outpatient department. The LOS is regularly under review by

LENIENCY ERROR

A systematic error where pieces of data are consistently overly positive. This is usually due to the researchers tendency to

LENS MODEL

A model to explain how organisms perceive the environments they live in. Instead of perceiving the environment objectively, they use

LENTICULAR NUCLEUS

a lens-shaped region found in the basal ganglia encompassing the Globus pallidus and the putamin in the brain.

LEON (III) VIRUS

known to cause poliomyelitis in humans - this is one of three strands. The other two strands are Brunhilde (I)

LEONARDO'S PARADOX

an observed phenomenon where straight elements at the margins of a wide angle appear curved.

LEPRECHAUNISM

a condition typically characterized by having a large head in proportion to a small body, sometimes wide-set eyes and low-set

LEPTIN

a protein which is stored and secreted by fat cells which swell to accommodate the fat levels in the blood.

LESBIAN FEMINISM

a theology which focuses on the right of women to have the right to control and then identify as the

LESBIANISM

defined as a female-female sexual orientation or behaviours. The name lesbian is derived from the word Lesbos which was an

LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME

a genetic condition linked to a recessive gene on an X chromosome. Typical symptoms include- the tendency of compulsions to