GLUCOSTATIC THEORY
A theory stating that the short term regulation of food intake is governed by the rate glucose is metabolised at…
GOAL MODEL OF EVALUATION
the name for the assessing the organisational effectiveness by focusing on its public goals and expectations rather than private ones.…
GOLDEN SECTION
Division of a line or area so that the ratio of the smaller to the larger portion is equal to…
GRADIENT OF REINFORCEMENT
the generalization that the closer in time a response is to reinforcement then the stronger it will be.
GROUP ANALYSIS
the term that is applied for the study of the pathological behavior of a group.
GROUP G MONOSOMY
Term for a rare chromosomal disorder where the G chromosome is affected. It may be not present or partly present.…
GROUP PROCESS
1. see group dynamics. 2. the interpersonal component of a group session, in contrast to the content like decisions or…
GROUP-CENTERED LEADER
A person who adopts a leadership style based on the sharing of the traditional duties and powers of the leader…
G-TOLERANCE LIMITS
Maximum gravitation effects, g-forces, that a person can withstand before blacking out as a result of acceleration drawing blood out…
GUILFORD DIMENSIONS OF INTELLIGENCE
These are the 3 dimensions of intelligence contents, operations and products. Every mental ability is a combination of these 3…
GUSTATORY STIMULUS
the name for the chemicals that activates the taste cells. Includes sugars, sodium and heavy element salts, acids, alkaloids and…
GALILEAN METHOD
the approach to knowledge that emphasises an understanding of the individual case, analyses dynamic causal interaction in the present and…
GAMMA MOTOR NEURON (GAMMA MOTONEURON)
a term that is applied to any category of motor neurons that control the sensitivity of muscle spindles. Also called…
GARDEN-PATH SENTENCE
Sentence where structural cues, lexical ambiguity or a combination of both mislead the reader or listener to an incorrect interpretation…
GATED CHANNEL
the name of the channel in a cell membrane that can open or close to regulate the passage of certain…