GRAPHIC METHOD
the name that describes the use of visual displays in the recording, presentation and interpretation of data.
GRAY RAMUS
The short nerve in the autonomic nervous system carrying unmyelinated postganglionic fibres from a sympathetic ganglion to an adjacent spinal…
GRIP STRENGTH TEST
the name of the test where the strength of hand grip is assessed with a dynamometer. It is part of…
GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
1. The awareness of the group and members and common characteristics exhibited by the group. The awareness of the collective.…
GROUP INTERVIEW
The meeting where one or more questioners ask information from two or more respondents in an experimental or real-life situation.…
GROUP SELECTION
the term describing the concept that social groups can act as adaptive units in natural selection. See kin selection. Compare…
GUILT BY ASSOCIATION
The term that applies to the responsibility for a deed that has been ascribed to another person because they have…
GUTTUROPHONIA
The term that is used to describe a form of dysphonia characterized by a throaty or low-pitched voice.
GABAA RECEPTOR
The other GABA receptor found at synapses of neurons. It is the predominant inhibitory receptor in the central nervous system.…
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS (GA)
an an organisation of men and women who share experiences, strength and hope with each other to recover from compulsive…
GASTRIC MOTILITY
The movements of the stomach muscles caused by digestive processes. Movements may occur in the absence of food in the…
GAY LIBERATION
The social movement seeking to redress legal, social and economic discrimination against homosexual people by advocating equal rights for them…
GENDER CONCEPT
The cultured role of each gender. There are expected roles for males and females that are based on biological sex…
GENDER TYPING
the name of the expectations about people's behaviour that are based on their biological sex.
GENERAL GENETIC LAW OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The idea that a child's development is embedded in culture and occurs on two planes: first the social, between individuals,…
GENERALIZATION GRADIENT, EXCITATION PATTERN
The spatial pattern of responses to sound in the auditory system. Refers to the envelope of the displacement pattern on…
GENETIC BASES OF INTELLIGENCE
the theoretical predispositions toward greater or lesser intelligence as a function of a person's genetic makeup. Seeking to identify the…