GUIDING FICTION
Personal principle serving as a guideline where a person can understand and evaluate experiences to determine their lifestyle. If you…
GUSTATORY QUALITIES
The range of taste sensations that we are sensitive to. Categorised into basic primary tastes of sweet, salty, sour, umani…
GAMMA EFFERENT NEURON
the name of a motor neuron that controls muscle spindle sensitivity. Compare alpha motor neuron.
GAP JUNCTION
An intercellular junction with a gap of about 2-4 nm between the plasma membranes of two cells, spanned by protein…
GASTRULATION
a stage in embryonic development when the blastula is reorganised to form the gastrula that is the basic form of…
GEMEINSCHAFT
This applies to a type of society or social group based on a community of feeling resulting from shared life…
GENDER NONCONFORMITY
the term that applies to the behaviour that differs from that of others of the same sex or from cultural…
GENE-GENE INTERACTION
the name that is given to the interaction between two or more genes that may be responsible for the development…
GENERAL SEMANTICS
The early attempt in philosophy of language to establish the relationship between words and referents on a scientific basis. Proved…
GENERATION EFFECT
effect that memory for items to be remembered in an experiment is enhanced if the participants help to generate the…
GENETIC MAP
The chromosome map of a species showing positions of genes, genetic markers and relations between them. Examines patterns of inheritance…
GENITAL AROUSAL IN SLEEP
the action penile erection in men and clitoral enlargement and vaginal lubrication in women that occur during REM sleep when…
GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (GDS)
assessment designed to use with people over 65 years of age and is a self-administered test of 30 questions. Devised…
GIFTEDNESS
the state of a person who has a large amount of natural ability or talent in something that is seen…
GLIOBLASTOMA
the name of fast growing and malignant brain tumour that gets support cells from the central nervous system. Results in…