GLOBAL PERCEPTION
This term is applied to the overall perception of an object or a situation focusing on the whole rather than…
GOAL-FREE EVALUATION
the evaluating of the program that is conducted without knowledge of the stated goals or objectives. Less subject to preconceptions…
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.
GROUP DYNAMICS
1. Dynamic and not static processes of a group affecting patterns and changes in communication, decisions and power. 2. Psychology.…
GROUP MISSION
the name of the mission that is undertaken by a military unit where the group cohesion is a major factor…
GROUP SPACE
Name for the space defined by the temporary boundary that forms around interacting groups and serves as a barrier to…
GROWTH GROUP
the term that describes the group that focuses on the growth and development of each individual member. See encounter group;…
GUIDANCE SPECIALIST
the name given to the person who is trained as a counsellor in education programs who is able to guide…
GYNEMIMETOPHILIA
The term that is applied to the sexual interest in and arousal by men who are cross-dressing and playing the…
GAIN-LOSS THEORY OF ATTRACTION
Theory of interpersonal attraction where a person's like or dislike for another is affected by their estimation of them and…
GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (GIFT)
the name of an alternative to Invitro-fertilisation where ova and sperm are introduced directly into the fallopian tubes where fertilisation…