CAUTIOUS SHIFT
n. a shift in both choice and approach when making decisions as a group. People who make a decision as…
CCC THEORY
abbreviation for Cognitive Complexity and Control Theory. Refers to studies which reveal how children view their own mental states and…
CCTV SYSTEM
abbreviation for Closed Circuit Television System. Refers to the installation of a set of video cameras, monitors, and recording devices…
CEBOCEPHALY
n. a congenital defect in which there is a physical deformity of the head. It manifests as monkey-like facial features,…
CEILING AGE
n. the age level at which a child is unable to answer a standardized test correctly. It is the maximum…
CEILING EFFECT
n. the inadequacy of a test to measure the true ability and intelligence of a child. Each intelligence or achievement…
CELIAC PLEXUS
n. a radiating network of nerve fibers found in the abdomen and arising from the branches of the abdominal aorta.…
CELL ADHESION MOLECULE (CAM)
n. any of a number of protein molecules which typically act as transmembrane receptors. These proteins adhere to cell surfaces…
CELL ASSEMBLY
n. In Hebbian theory, refers to a group of neurons organized as a single, functional unit. Through synaptic plasticity, the…
CELL DIVISION
n. the division of a parent cell to form two daughter cells. The process involves the division of the nucleus,…
CELL MIGRATION
n. a process central to the development of multicellular structures. It involves the movement of cells from their site of…
CELL PROLIFERATION
n. the continuous process of cellular multiplication and differentiation. As to increase in number and size, this is achieved through…
CELL THEORY
n. in biology, refers to the scientific study which proposes that cells are the basic unit of structure making up…
CELL-CELL INTERACTIONS
n. the direct interaction between two neighboring cells. These are intercellular interactions, in contrast to those between a cell and…
CELL-MEANS MODEL
n. in inferential statistics, refers to any one among the linear analysis of variance (ANOVA) models used to determine the…