GENETIC EPISTEMOLOGY
name of the experimental study of the development of knowledge that was started by Jean Piaget.
GEOMETRICAL ILLUSION
a figure made of straight or curved lines in which the lines or their interrelationships are misinterpreted by the visual…
GERM THEORY
the doctrine stating that infectious diseases are caused by the presence and activity in body tissues of microorganisms, such as…
GESTALT PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION
Principles of perception that are derived by Gestalt psychologists that describe the tendency to perceive and interpret certain configurations at…
GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE (GOS)
Ratings scale to assess a person's social activity and independent ability to function after a severe head trauma. 5 categories…
GLOBALIZATION
the term for the process of a commercial organisation moving from locally produced and distributed to a international model due…
GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER
the name given to the molecule that spans the plasma membrane of a cell and transports the glucose molecules across…
GNOTHI SE AUTON
The pursuit of self knowledge, key element in Socrates philosophy. Greek for know thyself. Inscribed over the portico at Apollo's…
GODEL'S PROOF
a proof that a logic system that is at least as powerful as an arithmetic rule is possible to deduct…
GONADOTROPIN
Name of several hormones that stimulate functions of the gonads. They include follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone that is…
GOODNESS OF CONFIGURATION
the quality of a shape or a form with high levels of simplicity, symmetry, regularity and continuity. A mind can…
GRADED POTENTIAL
neural potential not propagated but will decline with distance from a source. Includes receptor potentials, post synaptic potentials, subthreshold potentials.…
GRANULAR CORTEX
Part of the cerebral cortex containing granule cells that are found in layers 2 and 4 of the cortex. Refers…
GREETING BEHAVIOR
Form of attachment behaviour that in humans begins to manifest itself clearly at about 6 months of age when the…