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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

GONO-GO

Conditioning term. Denotes two stimulus discriminating procedures where a particular action is reinforced in the presence of one stimulus, go

GOSSIP

1. Name for idle personal talk or communication that is often unsubstantiated information. Gossip may be scandalous in content or

GRADIENT OF REINFORCEMENT

the generalization that the closer in time a response is to reinforcement then the stronger it will be.

GRAPH

1. A visual representation of n umber relationships or quantities plotted on X and Y axes that are linked by

GRAVIDA

Term used for a pregnant women that has a Roman numeral following it for the number of times she has

GRIEF

The anguish that a person will experience after a significant loss like the death of a beloved person. Distinguished from

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