GENERALIZED MATCHING LAW
Behavioural studies. Formula in the form of a power function describing choice between 2 alternatives in terms of a ratio…
GENETIC COUNSELING
the interactive method of educating people about any genetic risks, benefits, limitations of genetic testing, risk of reproduction and options…
GENETICISM
the name of the concept that a person's behaviour is inborn, as in Sigmund Freud's theory of instincts and psychosexual…
GENITAL ZONES
the term that is used to describe the external reproductive organs and adjacent areas that are capable of producing genital…
GHOST IMAGE
an apparition usually only seen by one person at a time of a body like form. They are often seen…
GLOBAL MEMORY MODEL
a mathematical model showing structure and organisation of memory to explain data from a range of experimental tasks and manipulations.…
GLOVE ANESTHESIA
the name of a sensory conversion symptom where there is a loss of sensitivity in the hand and forearm. The…
GLUTETHIMIDE
One of the sedatives that is not a barbiturate introduced in the early 1950s. Structurally similar to and pharmacologically interchangeable…
GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR
Behavior oriented toward attaining a particular goal. Identified by observing that the animal or person ceases search behaviour and engages…
GOOD OBJECT
an early object representation derived from splitting an object into parts with positive and negative qualities. Forms the core of…
GRADE INFLATION
the name of the trend that results in higher grades being awarded for lower levels of scholarship. Also called upward…
GRANDIOSITY
the term for an exaggerated sense of your own greatness, ability and importance. It can be a delusion of grandeur…
GRAPHOMOTOR APRAXIA
the name used to describe an inability to perform the motor activities involved in writing or drawing despite normal capacity…
GREAT IMITATOR
1. Slang for lupus erythematosus or lyme disease, and other diseases that are difficult to diagnose correctly. 2. Former colloquial…