GESTATIONAL AGE
the term used for the age of a foetus that is calculated from the date of conception. Also called fetal…
GINDLER METHOD
the name of a series of breathing exercises, gentle touch and posturing that are intended to foster a person's personal…
GLITTERING GENERALITIES
These are the vague and catchy slogans and phrases used in political and propaganda campaigns to evoke a favourable reaction.
GLOSSODYNIA
the term describing the feeling of pain in the tongue or the tongue and buccal mucous membranes with no visible…
GOAL RESPONSE
1. Hull's mathematical deduction theory of learning. Unconditioned response to a goal stimulus. 2. Final response in a behaviour chain…
GOLGI APPARATUS
the irregular network of membranes and vesicles within a cell that is responsible for modifying, sorting and packaging proteins produced…
GOOD CONTINUATION
the term that is used to describe the principle of perception where the perceived line tends to maintain its direction.…
GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE
a small pouch like cavity in an ovary where the ovum develops. The follicle will rupture and release an ovum…
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS (GRE)
a collection of aptitude tests used in the graduate school admissions process to make decisions regarding applicants. A general test…
GRAY COMMISSURE
Bundle of nerve fibres that surrounds the central canal of the spinal cord and connects the anterior and dorsal horns…
GROUP BOUNDARY
Implicit and explicit standards setting limits on aspects of the group including who can join, expected duties of members and…
GROUP IDENTIFICATION
1. Process of identifying with a group that a person imitates its features and objectives. Enhances group pride but reduces…
GROUP RISK TAKING
the term used to describe the embarking on a hazardous or uncertain course of action for the group. Group decisions…
GROUPTHINK
An agreeing seeking tendency interfering with group decision making. Includes apparent conformity, being invulnerable, moral correctness and biased group perceptions.…
GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
the name for an acute and progressive peripheral neuropathy where nerves lose their myelin sheaths. Starts with loss of normal…
GUT HORMONE
the term applied to any hormone that is released by the stomach or intestines that is sometimes in a response…