GRAPHANESTHESIA
the inability of a person to be able to recognize numbers or letters traced or written on the skin, for…
GRAVIRECEPTOR (GRAVICEPTOR)
The various specialised nerve endings and receptors located in the inner ear, joints, muscles and tendons that provide the brain…
GRAPHIC METHOD
the name that describes the use of visual displays in the recording, presentation and interpretation of data.
GREAT IMITATOR
1. Slang for lupus erythematosus or lyme disease, and other diseases that are difficult to diagnose correctly. 2. Former colloquial…
GREAT COMMISSURE
1. Vertebrate brains. Corpus callosum because it is by far the largest commissure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres. 2.…
GREAT CHAIN OF BEING
Attributed to Plato. Seeing creation as a continuously linked hierarchy from God through heavenly beings, humans, animals, plants and matter…
GRASP REFLEX
Involuntary reaction a person does when something touches the palm of their hand. Normal in infants before the cerebral cortex…
GOOD SHAPE
Principle of perception. People tend to perceive figures as the most uniform and stable forms that are possible. Identified by…
GRAECO-LATIN SQUARE
the term for the variant of a Latin square that superimposes one orthogonal Latin square upon another to allow for…
GRID ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GRID OD)
The comprehensive organisational development intervention. Aim is to increase a manager's concern for people and production to improve effectiveness of…
GRIEF COUNSELING
the advice, information and psychological support to help individuals whose ability to function has been impaired by someone's death, particularly…
GROUND TRUTH
Term for the truth regarding whether or not a person actually committed the act they are accused of. Concept is…
GROUP ANALYSIS
the term that is applied for the study of the pathological behavior of a group.
GROUP BEHAVIOR
These are the actions that are performed by the group as a whole and the people taking part. Applies to…
GROUP DIFFERENCE
Term for any seen differences between groups of people in an experiment who received different treatment as part of another…