GORDON DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (GDS)
an assessment device aiding in diagnosis of attention deficit disorders. Gives information about ability to sustain attention and exert control…
GOLDEN SECTION
Division of a line or area so that the ratio of the smaller to the larger portion is equal to…
G-PROTECTION DEVICE
a device used to counter the effects of gravity during flights. It is an inflatable cuff in the flight suit…
GRACEFUL DEGRADATION
the property of cognitive networks where damage to a portion of the network produces relatively little damage to overall performance…
GRADIENT OF EFFECT
In stimulus-response sequence. Response is reinforced if it is close to the reinforced response. Further away it is less reinforced.
GRADIENT OF REINFORCEMENT
the generalization that the closer in time a response is to reinforcement then the stronger it will be.
GRACILE TUBERCLE
Elongated swelling on the upper end of the gracile fasciculus in the medulla oblongata. Tubercle contains the nucleus gracilis that…
GRAMMATICALITY
the term for the quality of adhering to the rules of grammar. A sentence can be grammatically correct but still…
GRAEFENBERG SPOT (G-SPOT)
Area on the anterior wall of the vagina, about 4 cm (1-2 in.) into the vagina. Some women experience pleasure…
GRADED POTENTIAL
neural potential not propagated but will decline with distance from a source. Includes receptor potentials, post synaptic potentials, subthreshold potentials.…
GRANIT THEORY OF COLOR VISION
this is the name of the theory of perception of colour that relies on activating 3 types of cells. 1.…
GRANDIOSITY
the term for an exaggerated sense of your own greatness, ability and importance. It can be a delusion of grandeur…
GRAPHOMANIA
the term used to describe a pathological impulse to write. In its most severe form, it may degenerate into graphorrhea.
GRAPHESTHESIA
the ability to recognise letters and numbers that are traced on the skin with a finger or a dull pointed…
GRADE NORM
the name for the standard score or the range of scores representing average achievement of a set group of people.…
GOOD SHAPE
Principle of perception. People tend to perceive figures as the most uniform and stable forms that are possible. Identified by…
GRAVES' DISEASE
disorder featuring the over activity and enlargement of the thyroid gland. Features are goitre, red nodules on legs, weakness in…