GLOMERULUS
1. The small tuft or cluster where olfactory nerve fibres terminate in the olfactory bulb. 2. Tuft or cluster of…
GLUCURONIDATION
Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble…
GOAL OBJECT
the name applied to what a person is seeking to attain and in particular, the final and ultimate goal that…
GOLDENSEAL
Indigenous to Eastern USA, long history as a folk remedy, controls uterine bleeding, used as a poultice and antibacterial agent.…
GOVERNMENT AND BINDING THEORY
The enhanced version of generative grammar involving multiple levels of abstraction that seeks to explain the relation between universals and…
GRADIENT OF TEXTURE
the term that applies to the progressively finer appearance of textures and surface grains of objects as the viewer moves…
GRAPH THEORY
the study of visual representations called graphs in order to describe relationships, dynamics and structures. Applied to psychology for balance…
GRAVIRECEPTOR (GRAVICEPTOR)
The various specialised nerve endings and receptors located in the inner ear, joints, muscles and tendons that provide the brain…
GRIEF COUNSELING
the advice, information and psychological support to help individuals whose ability to function has been impaired by someone's death, particularly…
GROUP ATTRIBUTION ERROR
Tendency for perceivers to assume that a specific group member's personal characteristics and preferences, including beliefs, attitudes and decisions are…
GROUP HARMONY
This describes the extent to which group interactions among members are friendly, congruous and free from any conflicts.
GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
Treating psychological problems where two or more people interact with each other on an emotional and cognitive level in the…
GUANFACINE
the name of a drug that is used to treat hypertension. Acts as a antagonist at alpha adrenoreceptors and restricts…
GUILFORD, JOY PAUL
Best known for his contributions to psychometrics, publishing the first edition of the widely used Psychometric Methods in 1936 and…
GUSTATORY SYSTEM
all of the primary structures that are involved with detection and responses to taste and eating. Includes taste buds, papillae,…
GALILEAN METHOD
the approach to knowledge that emphasises an understanding of the individual case, analyses dynamic causal interaction in the present and…
GAMMA MOTOR NEURON (GAMMA MOTONEURON)
a term that is applied to any category of motor neurons that control the sensitivity of muscle spindles. Also called…
GARDEN-PATH SENTENCE
Sentence where structural cues, lexical ambiguity or a combination of both mislead the reader or listener to an incorrect interpretation…