GOMPERTZ HYPOTHESIS
The hypothesis suggesting that the probability of human mortality will increase exponentially with age in a geometric proportion that doubles…
INTERMODAL MATCHING
the name for the ability to recognise an object initially inspected with one modality or sense like touch and via…
INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
Starts as a bifurcation in the common carotid artery at the level of the thyroid cartilage in our neck and…
INTERNAL INEQUITY
Name for the situation where employers compensate certain employees at levels that are unfair relative to other employees in the…
INTERNAL EVALUATOR
Name of the person who conducts an evaluation of a service delivery program and is also a regular full-time staff…
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
This term is applied to the conditions inside our bodies like temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar level as opposed to…
INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT
Used in operant or instrumental conditioning. The name given to any pattern of reinforcement where only some responses are reinforced.…
INTERNAL-STATE RATINGS
A method of evaluating a person's reaction to a work of art. Based on mood while exposed to the pattern.
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD)
a system of categories of diseases based on a formal classification system developed in 1893. It is in its 10th…
INTERNALIZERS
These people assume that the focus of control over their lives is in themselves and try harder to change themselves…
INTERNAL OBJECT
the image or a representation of a person that is experienced as an internalised presence in the mind. The psyche…
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SPORT PSYCHOLOGY (ISSP)
Name of the international society of individuals and national organizations interested in sport and exercise psychology.
INTERNALIZED SPEECH
the phrase that describes the silent speech you argue with yourself over a course of action, rehearses what one is…
INTERGROUP CONFLICT
The term for disagreement or confrontation between two or more groups and their members. This may involve physical violence, interpersonal…
INTEROCEPTIVE SYSTEM
the name of the total of all of the sensory receptors and nerves gathering information from inside the body.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Professional organisation founded in 1941 to advance psychology and its applications by aiding communication and strengthening bonds worldwide. Recognised as…
INTEROCULAR DISTANCE
the name for the distance between the pupils of both eyes in normal fixation.
INTERPERSONAL LEARNING GROUP
the name that describes a group formed to help individuals extend their self-understanding and improve their relationships with others such…