PHYSIOLOGICAL NYSTAGMUS
the normal minor, swift motion of the eyes which allows sustained observation of a scene
PHYSIOLOGICAL PARADIGM
the idea that cognitive disorders are caused by irregularities in neurological anatomy and processes. This viewpoint, that underlies the field…
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. a previous terminology for biological psychology. 2. a word initially utilized by Wilhelm Wundt to denote what is now…
PHYSIOLOGICAL SALINE
a mixture of salt and water wherein the concentration of salt is 0.9% w/v, about equal in osmolarity to mammalian…
PHYSIOLOGICAL ZERO
the temperature at which an item in contact with the skin feels neither cold nor warm, that being, around 32
PHYSIOLOGY
noun. the science of the operations of living organisms, inclusive of the physical and chemical procedures engaged and the activities…
PHYSIQUE TYPE
the basic physical anatomy, construction, and physique of someone, specifically as corresponding to their constitutional type.
PHYSOSTIGMINE
a cholinergic drug utilized in the remediation of glaucoma and to cause contracting of the pupil of the eye. It…
PIAGET, JEAN
A Swiss child psychologist and epistemologist. Jean Piaget attained his doctorate from the University of Neuchatel in 1918, with a…
PIAGETIAN TASK
any one of a multitude of jobs cultivated by Jean Piaget to evaluate the mental skills of infants, kids, or…
PIAGETIAN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
the theory of cognitive development posited by Jean Piaget, in accordance with intelligence that cultivates during four major phases: (i)…
PICK'S DISEASE
a type of dementia marked by ongoing degeneration of the temporal and frontal regions of the brain with the existence…