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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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INTEREST TEST

an inventory where the person is asked to express their likes and dislikes for a range of different activities and

INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER

Impulse disorder with many episodes where a person will fail to resist any aggressive impulses and will commit acts of

INTEREST

This term describes the attitude characterised by a need to give selective attention to something that is significant to a

INTERNAL GROUPING

This term describes a smaller group that exists within a larger group.

INTERNAL CONTROL

the belief that a person is responsible for the consequences of their behaviour and is able to rake action to

INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER

Transfer of memory traces or learning experiences from one cerebral hemisphere to the other. Interhemispheric transfer can be demonstrated in

INTERNAL VALIDITY

Degree to which a study or experiment is free from flaws in its internal structure and its results can therefore

INTERNAL OBJECT

the image or a representation of a person that is experienced as an internalised presence in the mind. The psyche

INTERNALIZED SPEECH

the phrase that describes the silent speech you argue with yourself over a course of action, rehearses what one is

INTERLOCKING REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE

schedule of reinforcement that is intermittent and needs one schedule to change in accordance with another schedule.

INTERLANGUAGE

State where a learner of a language has developed an internally consistent grammatical system with properties of both the native

INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY

Starts as a bifurcation in the common carotid artery at the level of the thyroid cartilage in our neck and

G-PROTECTION DEVICE

a device used to counter the effects of gravity during flights. It is an inflatable cuff in the flight suit

INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT

Used in operant or instrumental conditioning. The name given to any pattern of reinforcement where only some responses are reinforced.

GROWTH HORMONE (GH)

Hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland promoting cell and tissue growth Stimulates synthesis of protein and bone

INTERNAL CONSISTENCY

term used to describe the degree to which all the items on a test measure the same thing.

INTERNAL CAPSULE

Band of nerve fibres in the corpus striatum extending between the caudate nucleus and golbus pallidus. Contains fibres from parts

GRADIENT OF TEXTURE

the term that applies to the progressively finer appearance of textures and surface grains of objects as the viewer moves

INTERNAL WORKING MODEL OF ATTACHMENT

The cognitive construction about workings of a relationship like expectations of support and affection. Early relationships can be a template

IN VIVO

1. The conditions and biological processes occurring in an organism. Compare in vitro. 2. the condition or process approximating a