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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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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.

LINEARITY

the perceived relationship between two separate variables during which one variable is expressed as a function of the other variable

LINEUP

a procedure used typically to identify members of a group of people deemed similar in appearance as the perpetrator of

LINGUA FRANCA

a language used commonly between different people whom have different mother tongues, hence they form their own as a compromise

LINGUAL

relates to the use of the tongue in order to carve speech into a perceivable language.

LINGUAL GLAND

any of the glands on the tongue which secrete a mucus which helps spread tastants to the taste cells.