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