LIMITED HOLD
a separate feature to some schedules of reinforcement whereby the opportunity for reinforcement itself can be limited to a fixed…
LIMITED SYMPTOM ATTACK
an umbrella term for those suffering with symptoms typical of a panic attack but without exceeding four somatic or cognitive…
LIMOPHTHISIS
describes the umbrella term used for mental and physical signs of undernourishment.
LINE MANAGEMENT
a linear form of management in a team whereby one individual has a direct line of management above them.
LINE OF BEAUTY
painted by British painter William Hogarth depicting an S-shaped curve supposedly possessing maxi-mal beauty.
LINE OF FIXATION
a straight line which extends from the object of current visual focus to the foveacentralis.
LINE OF REGARD
a straight line which extends from an object and the centre rotation point of the eye at that point in…
LINEAR CAUSATION
a simple explanation of the cause and effect hypothesis in that a simple event will have been caused by a…
LINEAR MODEL
describes a model which attempts to explain empirical data which is linear in its parameters. In other words, a model…
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
the mathematical theory that the size of an objects visual image (that we perceive through the eye) is simply a function of…
LINEAR PROGRAM
similar to the process of branching, this involves small, discrete information being presented to an individual in step-by-step frames which…
LINEAR REGRESSION
a function whereby the independent variable is directly inproportional to the dependent variable giving rise to linear representations of the…
LINEAR SYSTEM
a system where the response from the input data is the sum of the responses from smaller less-complex components of…
LINEAR TRANSFORMATION
the transformation of two variables given the general equation of Y = a + bX.
LINEAR TYPE
a classification of body shape with the following typical characteristics: slender, narrow chested, long necked and long nosed physique.
LINGUA FRANCA
a language used commonly between different people whom have different mother tongues, hence they form their own as a compromise…
LINGUAL GLAND
any of the glands on the tongue which secrete a mucus which helps spread tastants to the taste cells.