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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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PICKWICKIAN SYNDROME

a syndrome marked by grotesque obesity correlated with cyanosis, muscle twitching, congestive heart failure, and hypersomnolence. These indicators are generally

PICTORIAL REALISM

a model standard positing that pictures on a visual display ought to match the cognitive design of the utilizer.

PICTURE SUPERIORITY EFFECT

the propensity for an image or drawing to be recalled better than the terminology of the pictured item.

PICTURE-ANOMALIES TEST

a kind of non-verbal test of cultural intellect which relies upon the capacity of the involved party to detect absurdities

PICTURE-ARRANGEMENT TEST

a subtest of the Wechsler intelligence scales, wherein the involved party must appropriately order a sequence of sketches which tell

PICTURE-COMPLETION TEST

a kind of test comprised of drawings of familiar items with certain aspects being absent. The job is to acknowledge

PICTURE-INTERPRETATION TEST

a test wherein the involved party is asked to perceive a visual picture, a drawing, photo, or painting and render

PICTURE-WORLD TEST

a projective method for kids wherein the involved party composes a story about realistic scenes, adding items or figures as

PIDGIN

an improvised contact language combining components of at least two languages, frequently devised for reasons of trading. Pidgins are marked

PIE CHART

a graphic display wherein a circle is cut into pie-like wedges, the region of the wedge is proportional to the

PIECEWISE REGRESSION

a variant on typical least squares regression wherein a regression line containing many varying lines is fitted to the information.

PIECEWORK

noun. work for which workers are paid per unit of productivity.

PIERRE ROBIN'S SYNDROME

a congenital disorder with anomalies which include micrognathia and cleft palate. Severe eye disorders take place in most afflicted people,

PIGEM'S QUESTION

a question modeled to induce projective reactions by a client undergoing a cognitive status examination. The question is generally a

PIGMENT BLEACHING

the alteration in the photopigment rhodopsin which takes place whenever it absorbs photons. The color of the pigment alters from

PIGMENT EPITHELIUM

the sole cuboidal layer of pigmented cells which abuts the ends of the photoreceptors in the retina. The pigment within

PIGMENT REGENERATION

the reconstitution of functional rhodopsin after pigment bleaching.

PDAT

abbreviated form: presented dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

PILLAI

a multivariate test statistic utilized in multivariate analysis of variance, that is transformed into an f ratio to attain a

PILOCARPINE

an alkaloid stemming from a lot of tropical American plants but primarily from Pilocarpus jiibornihli. Pilocarpine is a strong parasympathomimetic