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…
PIECEWISE REGRESSION
a variant on typical least squares regression wherein a regression line containing many varying lines is fitted to the information.…
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…
PILOCARPINE
an alkaloid stemming from a lot of tropical American plants but primarily from Pilocarpus jiibornihli. Pilocarpine is a strong parasympathomimetic…