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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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PAIN SENSE

a sense, consisting of free nerve endings on the body's exterior and in some interior organs, which renders a particular

PAIN THRESHOLD

the intensity wherein a stimulant starts cultivating pain.

PAIN TOLERANCE

the most significant intensity of pain which can be withstood voluntarily.

PAINFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

discomfort happening during coitus, that might spam from irritation, if the vagina is swollen due to a bacterial infection, to

PAINT SNIFFING

a form of substance abuse consisting of the inhaling of the fumes of volatile solvents like paint thinners.

PAIR BOND

a union between two people marked by close affiliated actions between partners, emotional response to separation or loss, and escalated

PAIRED ASSOCIATIONS,

(posited by Mary W. calkins]

PAIRED COMPARISON

1. a step-by-step process for contrasting a group of stimulants or other objects. A couple of stimulants appeared to the

PAIRED-ASSOCIATES LEARNING

a method utilized in analyzing learning wherein involved parties learn syllables, terms, or other objects in coupled groups and are

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PAIRING HYPOTHESIS

the hypothesis appointing the critical attribute of Pavlovian conditioning as the temporal conjunction between a conditioned stimulant and an unconditioned

PAIRMATE

noun. either of the people comprised in a pair bond.

PAIRWISE CONTRAST

a comparison which consists solely of two group means.

PALATE

noun. the roof of the mouth, containing an frontal bony portion and a rear fibro-muscular portion.

PALEOCEREBELLUM

1. a phylogenetically old portion of the cerebellum, consisting of the majority of the vermis and the cerebellar pyramids. It

PALEOCORTEX

noun. cerebral cortex which possesses three to five cortical layers and is phylogenetically older than neocortex. It is primarily regarded

PALEOLOGIC THINKING

psychological thinking marked by concrete, dream-like thought procedures, as those that take place in kids.

PALEOPSYCHOLOGY (PALAEOPSYCHOLOGY)

noun. 1. the study of specific psychological procedures in modern human beings which are considered to have started in more

PALILALIA

noun. a talking disorder wherein words and phrases are unnecessarily repeated with accelerating speed.

PALIN- (PALI-)

combining type: 1. repetition. 2. conversing of direction.