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GHEEL COLONY

colony of people with mental illnesses who live at Gheel in Belgium. It dated back to the 13th century. St…

GLABROUS SKIN

the term that is applied to the tough, thick hairless skin that is located on the soles of our feet…

GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

This the name for the verbal and non-verbal intelligence as measured by the verbal and performance subtests in various Wechsler…

GLOTTIS

the name of the opening between the vocal cords or the vocal cords themselves and elements of the larynx that…

GLUTAMINERGIC

the term used to describe the neurons that use glutamate as a neurotransmitter.

GOAL-BASED EVALUATION

Evaluation determining the extent that a program has achieved its goals or evaluation objectives. Relies heavily on stated program goals…

GOMPERTZ HYPOTHESIS

The hypothesis suggesting that the probability of human mortality will increase exponentially with age in a geometric proportion that doubles…

GOOD ME

A child's personification of impulses and behaviours that meet with parents approval. Posited to develop as part of the socialisation…

GRADE EQUIVALENT

The test score expressed in terms of a grade norm. For example, if a 3rd grader

GRAMMATICALITY

the term for the quality of adhering to the rules of grammar. A sentence can be grammatically correct but still…

GRAPHOMANIA

the term used to describe a pathological impulse to write. In its most severe form, it may degenerate into graphorrhea.

GREAT COMMISSURE

1. Vertebrate brains. Corpus callosum because it is by far the largest commissure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres. 2.…

GROSS MOTOR

These are the activities and skills using the large muscles to move our limbs and trunk. They control balance and…

GROUP DEVELOPMENT

1. Natural patterns of growth and change in a life span of groups. Distinct stages than incremental ones. Not cyclic…

GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

Practicing medicine by a group of physicians including various specialists that associated for administrative and for such clinical purposes as…

GROUP SOCIALIZATION THEORY

Theory of development of personality where children are socialised by peers and influence from adults filters down to the peer…

GROWTH CURVE

1. The graphic representation of the growth rate of an organism. 2. The graphic representation of the increase in learning…

GUESS-WHO TECHNIQUE

Term used for rating personalities used in schools where a student will give a short word picture for personality types…

GUILTY KNOWLEDGE TEST

Lie detector test where knowledge of a crime is tested. A polygraph is used and the examiner will measure the…

GYNECOLOGY

the name given to the branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases and disorders of the reproductive organs of…