GENERATION EFFECT
effect that memory for items to be remembered in an experiment is enhanced if the participants help to generate the…
GENETIC LINGUISTICS
Languages are classifies into 18 families. Each has developed from a common ancestral proto-language. Larger families are divided into subfamilies.…
GENICULATE NUCLEUS
Cluster of nerve cell bodies that are on the thalamus. There are 2 pairs, lateral and medial, one on each…
GERMINAL STAGE
1. Humans. The first 2 weeks of prenatal life after fertilisation where the egg moves to the uterus and is…
GESTALT THERAPY
a form of psychotherapy where the focus is on the totality of a person's functioning and relationships in the here…
GIBSON, JAMES JEROME
US psychologist 1904-1979. married Eleanor Jack. He was a respected experimental psychologist and studied visual perception and ecological perception. He…
GLOBUS PHARYNGEUS
Sensation of having a lump in your throat where there is no medical cause identified. It can be a symptom…
GOAL GRADIENT
These are the systematic changes in behavior occurring as the function of spatial or temporal distance from the reinforcer.
GOLDEN RULE
the principle of reciprocity found in ethics and states " do unto others as you would have them do unto…
GONIOMETER (GONEOMETER)
1. an instrument for measuring angles, arc or range of motion of a joint. Also called arthrometer. 2. Instrument for…
GORDON DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (GDS)
an assessment device aiding in diagnosis of attention deficit disorders. Gives information about ability to sustain attention and exert control…
GRADIENT OF EFFECT
In stimulus-response sequence. Response is reinforced if it is close to the reinforced response. Further away it is less reinforced.
GRAVES' DISEASE
disorder featuring the over activity and enlargement of the thyroid gland. Features are goitre, red nodules on legs, weakness in…
GRID ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GRID OD)
The comprehensive organisational development intervention. Aim is to increase a manager's concern for people and production to improve effectiveness of…
GROUP ACCEPTANCE
Degree to which group members approve of a new, prospective or potential member as reflected in his or her admission…