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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

GENITALIA

the name for the reproductive organs of males and females. Male include the penis, testes and the female includes the

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

GLUCAGON

the name of a polypeptide hormone that is secreted by A cells in the islets of the langerhans that will

GLYCINE

The is the amino acid that serving as one of the two major inhibitory neurotransmitters in the central nervous system,

GOAL-FREE EVALUATION

the evaluating of the program that is conducted without knowledge of the stated goals or objectives. Less subject to preconceptions

GONADAL HORMONES

the name that is given to the primary male and female sex hormones.

GOOD SHAPE

Principle of perception. People tend to perceive figures as the most uniform and stable forms that are possible. Identified by

GRADE NORM

the name for the standard score or the range of scores representing average achievement of a set group of people.

GRANDMOTHER CELLS

These are the feature detector cells found in the visual association cortex that will be stimulated only by certain objects

GRAPHORRHEA

the term used to describe the writing of long lists of incoherent, meaningless words that will sometimes occurs in the

GREAT MAN THEORY

The view of political leadership and historical causation assuming that history is driven by a small number of exceptional individuals

GROUND BUNDLE

the name for the short tract within the spinal cord that connects different or neighboring levels of the cord.