GAIA HYPOTHESIS
The hypothesis that the earth, its physical environments and all living things make up a single entity that is self-regulating.…
GASTRODUODENAL ULCERATION
the name of the ulceration of the mucosal lining of the stomach and duodenum caused by hydrochloric acid in the…
GEISSER-GREENHOUSE CORRECTION
an adjustment technique in repeated measures analysis of variance that corrects for violations of the sphericity assumption. Defined by Seymour…
GENDER DYSPHORIA
the term that applies to the discontent with the physical or social aspects of a person's own sex. See also…
GENE LINKAGE
a tendency for genes or the genetic markers located physically close to each other on the chromosome to be inherited.…
GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION
the name of a disorder that has known physical causes and observable physical psycho
GENERALIZED MOTOR PROGRAM
the term that is used for the hypothesised and abstract form of a motor program whose expression can be varied…
GENETIC DEFECT
a term describing any physical or mental illness, condition or any abnormality in an offspring that is due to a…
GENETICIST
Name of the health professional studies genetics. They may be a member of the staff of a medical services department…
GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION
This term applies to dividing the consumers of a product based on where they reside, usually by postal code. Often…
GERM LAYER
One of three layers of cells in an animal embryo at the gastrula stage that organs and tissues develop. Outermost…
GESTALT COMPLETION TEST
visual-perceptual task where the participant is required to synthesize elements from fragmented, ambiguous pictures of items to form a whole.…
GHOST IN THE MACHINE
phrase that is used to emphasise the problems that are associated with Cartesian dualism. The m mind is seen as…
GLANS PENIS
the roughly mushroom-shaped cap at the tip of the penis. It consists of the expanded extremity of the corpus spongiosum…
GLOBAL PERCEPTION
This term is applied to the overall perception of an object or a situation focusing on the whole rather than…