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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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LONG-TERM THERAPY

a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of

LONG-WAVELENGTH PIGMENT

a photosensitive pigment found in retinal cones in the eye which have a sensitivity to wavelengths of light which do

LOOK ANGLE

is the angle which a performer or speaker takes during their performance or speech, this maybe straight ahead or even

LOOKING-GLASS SELF

is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance

LOOMING

a visual phenomena which occurs as an object moves closer to the observer, this has the effect that the object

LOOSE CULTURE

is a term to describe a social group whose social characteristics include- risk-taking, originality and general flexible adherence to collective

LOOSENING OF ASSOCIATIONS

the action of jumping between unrelated or indirectly associated ideals and theories mid-sentence without any reason. This is similar to

LOPERAMIDE

a drug of the opiate family which slows down gastrointestinal mobility thereby reducing the effects of conditions such as diarrhoea

LORAZEPAM

is a member of the benzodiazepine family and is used primarily to treat conditions such as anxiety, nausea and vomiting.

LORDOSIS

is a condition which affects the spine of humans resulting in an unnatural and sometimes dehabilitating curvature of the spinal

LOSER EFFECT

is a theory which implies an individual is less likely to take part in an activity if they have repeatedly

LOSS OF AFFECT

the inability to respond to situations emotionally.

LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (LOO

such as coma's and narcolepsy, a loss of consciousness describes the event an organism normally capable of consciousness is no

LOST LETTER PROCEDURE

a technique of highlighting preferential beliefs, if two groups are given letters and some are simply dropped for people to

LOUDNESS

is a subjective measure of sound which can be determined by the intensity of certain component of 'sound' such as

LOUDNESS LEVEL

is the level of decibels for a piece of music or simply sound in SPI.

LOUDNESS SUMMATION

is the representation of each individual part of an overall sound displayed to indicate their portion of the final loudness

LOVE NEEDS

a level in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as humans we strive for acceptance and affiliation with others, otherwise known as

LOVE OBJECT

the recipient of an individuals emotional investment, affection and devotion and not uncommonly sexual interest.

LOVE SCALE

a measurement of one individuals feeling of love and devotion to another individual. There are various different scales which attempt