GERM PLASM
1. Cytoplasm in the egg cell giving rise to germ cell during development. 2. Hereditary material passing unchanged from one…
GESTALT HOMOLOGY
Gestalt psychology. Notion that components of 2 different structures can have same role in respective structures and are defined by…
GLASGOW COMA SCALE (GCS)
the name of a ratings scale used to assess levels of a person's consciousness after a head injury. Scores range…
GLOBAL WORKSPACE THEORY
theory of Bernard Joseph Baars that suggests that consciousness involves the global distribution of focal information to many parts of…
GLUCORECEPTOR
the name given to certain cells found in the hypothalamus that detect levels of circulating glucose and convey this information…
GNOSTIC FUNCTION
a person's ability to make fine spatial judgements with the skin senses by discriminating light touch sensations that stimulate the…
GODDARD, HENRY HERBERT
Worked in the fields of special education and mental retardation. Founded intelligence testing in the US. Found new methods to…
GONADOSTAT THEORY
the name of the mechanism that is associated with the initiation of puberty where ovarian or testicular hormones regulate hypothalamic…
GOOD-FAITH BARGAINING
The principle that employers recognising a union as the representative of their employees must treat that union as the exclusive…
GRADE SCALE
term applied to the standardised scale with scores expressed in terms of the grade norm.
GRANIT THEORY OF COLOR VISION
this is the name of the theory of perception of colour that relies on activating 3 types of cells. 1.…
GRASP REFLEX
Involuntary reaction a person does when something touches the palm of their hand. Normal in infants before the cerebral cortex…
GREEK CROSS
the name that is given to the simple figure resembling an equal-armed cross (+), the drawing of which is used…
GROUND TRUTH
Term for the truth regarding whether or not a person actually committed the act they are accused of. Concept is…
GROUP EXPERIMENT
The term used for the experiment in which groups serve as the unit of analysis. For example, the performance of…
GROUP NETWORK
An organised system of connections that links members of a group. Members react to and relate to each other through…
GROUP SUPEREGO
Psychoanalytic theory. the portion of the superego that a person has acquired from peer groups as opposed to the part…
GROWTH PRINCIPLE
Concept that in an atmosphere free of coercion and distortion a person's creative and integrative forces will lead to fuller…
GUIDED AFFECTIVE IMAGERY (GAI)
Psychotherapy. Drawing out of emotional fantasies and waking dreams that is used to ease a catharsis and work on emotions…