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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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GUT HORMONE

the term applied to any hormone that is released by the stomach or intestines that is sometimes in a response

GUTHRIE, EDWIN RAY

Best known for his stimulus-response contiguity learning theory that is a variant of behaviourist theory. Temporal contiguity was the critical

GUESS-WHO TECHNIQUE

Term used for rating personalities used in schools where a student will give a short word picture for personality types

GUSTATORY QUALITIES

The range of taste sensations that we are sensitive to. Categorised into basic primary tastes of sweet, salty, sour, umani

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Person appointed by the court to represent in a lawsuit someone who is unable either by age or by mental

GYNETRESIA

the term that is used to describe the condition of having imperforate female genitalia that is lacking an opening.

GYNECOLOGY

the name given to the branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases and disorders of the reproductive organs of

GUILFORD, JOY PAUL

Best known for his contributions to psychometrics, publishing the first edition of the widely used Psychometric Methods in 1936 and

GYRUS

the term that is used to describe a ridged or raised portion of a convoluted brain surface. Compare sulcus.

GYRATOR TREATMENT

Alternative psychiatric treatment of the 18th and 19th centuries for people with torpid and melancholic conditions that was attributed to

GUILTY KNOWLEDGE TEST

Lie detector test where knowledge of a crime is tested. A polygraph is used and the examiner will measure the

GUILT CULTURE

term applied to the trend or organising principle in a society that is characterised by the use of guilt in

GYMNEMIC ACID

The name of an extract of the Indian plant Gymnema sylvestris that is noted for its capacity to block sweet

GUSTATORY SYSTEM

all of the primary structures that are involved with detection and responses to taste and eating. Includes taste buds, papillae,

GROUP ACCEPTANCE

Degree to which group members approve of a new, prospective or potential member as reflected in his or her admission

GYNANDROMORPH

the name of an organism with male and female features usually with male on one side and female on the

GUTTUROPHONIA

The term that is used to describe a form of dysphonia characterized by a throaty or low-pitched voice.

GOAL SPECIFICITY

a term used to describe the degree that the target behavior of a goal is defined.

I STATEMENT

Communication tool where the first person pronoun is used in talking about a person's issues in relationships. They reduce the

GROWTH CURVE

1. The graphic representation of the growth rate of an organism. 2. The graphic representation of the increase in learning