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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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INVOLUNTARY TURNOVER

An organization and the number of employees who leave involuntarily in a given period. Involuntary turnover is the distinction usually

INVARIANT SEQUENCE

An order that is unchanging and in stage theories of development and in the order in which the stages of

IODOPSIN

Retinal cones and any one of the three photopigments found in them. Consisting of 1 l-i/v-retinal combined with one of

IO PSYCHOLOGY

Organizational psychology and or industrial abbreviation

IONAMIN

Name for phentermine and is the trade name

INVERSE RELATIONSHIP

A relationship which is negative when one variable decreases and the other variable increases, or vice versa

INVERSE KINEMATICS

Typically specified in terms of positions and the transformation necessary to go from movement goals also the trajectories in space,

INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE

The reflex contraction of the pupils in response to bright light and the response that is not under conscious control

GYMNEMIC ACID

The name of an extract of the Indian plant Gymnema sylvestris that is noted for its capacity to block sweet

INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT

A mental facility where an individual is kept against his or her wishes. Individuals are committed in this way, it

INTERVAL REINFORCEMENT

After an interval that has lapsed and it is predetermined and the stimulus response which is the first and reinforcement.

INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT

People who have been diagnosed with a mental illness which is against their will and the treatment of them. See

INVOLUNTARY NERVOUS SYSTEM

The autonomic nervous system and the less common name for it, that is the neural circuits and involuntary bodily functions

IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION

Used to reduce and eliminate phobias when a client is exposed to stimuli that induces anxiety. The therapist will produce

ION CHANNEL

A cell membrane that is spaned by a group of proteins forming a channel, the passage of ions that are

INTROITUS

The entrance or opening to a tube or hollow organ. For example the anus which is the rectum and the

INTIMACY

A state of extreme interpersonal emotional closeness such that each party's personal space can be entered without causing discomfort and

GOLDEN SECTION

Division of a line or area so that the ratio of the smaller to the larger portion is equal to

GOITER

the name for the swelling that is in the front part of the neck caused by enlargement of the thyroid

GOLDENSEAL

Indigenous to Eastern USA, long history as a folk remedy, controls uterine bleeding, used as a poultice and antibacterial agent.