GROUP RISK TAKING
the term used to describe the embarking on a hazardous or uncertain course of action for the group. Group decisions…
GROUPTHINK
An agreeing seeking tendency interfering with group decision making. Includes apparent conformity, being invulnerable, moral correctness and biased group perceptions.…
GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
the name for an acute and progressive peripheral neuropathy where nerves lose their myelin sheaths. Starts with loss of normal…
GUT HORMONE
the term applied to any hormone that is released by the stomach or intestines that is sometimes in a response…
GABA ANTAGONISTS
These are the compounds that inhibit GABA receptor sites and GABA action. They can be direct and indirect. Best known…
GALTON'S QUESTIONARY
These are the set of questions by Francis Galton out to 200 men of science in Britain. They were asked…
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA)
Major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian nervous system and found widely distributed in both invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It…
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
a method of chemical analysis used to separate and identify the components of a mixture. A substance is placed in…
GENDER BIAS
This covers a variety of biases that relate to the differential treatment of males and females. May be unwarranted assumptions…
GENDER STABILITY
this is the name that is given to the understanding that your own or other people
GENERAL EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION (GESP)
seen in parapsychology and is a paranormal outcome not assigned to any specific process of ESP.. It can be an…
GENERALIZABILITY
the term that applies to the accuracy with which results or findings can be transferred to situations or people other…
GENEROSITY
the term that is applied to the quality of a person who freely gives their support or resources to others…
GENETIC PROGRAMMING
a process of research looking for solutions to problems based on genetic algorithms. Problems represented by computer code, exchange in…
GENITAL LOVE
a term used in psychoanalytic theory and is the sexually mature love of another person achieved during the genital stage…
GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS
3 types of effects proposed. 1. Passive from biologically related parents. 2. Evocative from responses elicited by others. 3. active…
GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
the restoration of mobility and the ability to live independently for people with geriatric disorders. Many problems of old age…
GEROPSYCHOLOGY
the branch of psychology dealing with the mental health of older adults and the study of the process of aging.…