PIVOT GRAMMAR
a kind of basic grammar expressed in the formative phases of language cultivation. Pivot grammar is marked by two-word utterances…
PLACE ATTACHMENT
feelings of linkage or relation to a geographic locale which renders safety and comfort and contributes to identity. Alone and…
PLACE CELLS
neurons within the hippocampus which fire selectively whenever an animal is in a specific spatial place or progressing toward such…
PLACE LEARNING
1. the learning of physical positions or locations of objectives. 2. with regard to conditioning, learning a correlation between a…
PLACE THEORY
the theory which posits that (i) various frequencies arouse various places along the basilar membrane and (ii) pitch is coded…
PLACEBO EFFECT
a clinically substantial reaction to a therapeutically inert compound or non-particular remediation. It is now recognized that placebo effects comes…
PLACEMENT COUNSELING
1. services modeled to guide and help people to find suitable or optimal work. Placement counseling might consist of training…
PLACEMENT TEST
an examination utilized by educational facilities to place pupils in courses that adequately match their skills, achievements, and interests.
PLACENTAL MAMMAL
a mammal which generates a highly specialized placenta to provide nutrition to the growing embryo(s) inside the uterus. All mammals,…
PLAIN ENGLISH LAW 1
in some states within the U.S., a law necessitating lawyers to utilize less arcane, more easily understood language in drafting…
PLANCK'S PRINCIPLE
the notion that new scientific theories don't attain approval by a step-by-step procedure of validation which persuades opponents to believe…
PLANNED BEHAVIOR
behavior which is under the living being's direct management, in contrast to more reactive actions or reflexive behavior. In social…
PLANNED COMPARISON
a comparison among at least two means in analysis of variance or regression analysis which has been ascertained before the…
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
the state of couples or people who plan the event and timing of their kids' births, frequently in conjunction with…