GENDER BIAS
This covers a variety of biases that relate to the differential treatment of males and females. May be unwarranted assumptions…
GENDER STABILITY
this is the name that is given to the understanding that your own or other people
GENERAL EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION (GESP)
seen in parapsychology and is a paranormal outcome not assigned to any specific process of ESP.. It can be an…
GENERALIZABILITY
the term that applies to the accuracy with which results or findings can be transferred to situations or people other…
GENEROSITY
the term that is applied to the quality of a person who freely gives their support or resources to others…
GENETIC PROGRAMMING
a process of research looking for solutions to problems based on genetic algorithms. Problems represented by computer code, exchange in…
GENITAL LOVE
a term used in psychoanalytic theory and is the sexually mature love of another person achieved during the genital stage…
GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS
3 types of effects proposed. 1. Passive from biologically related parents. 2. Evocative from responses elicited by others. 3. active…
GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
the restoration of mobility and the ability to live independently for people with geriatric disorders. Many problems of old age…
GEROPSYCHOLOGY
the branch of psychology dealing with the mental health of older adults and the study of the process of aging.…
GESTATIONAL SURROGATE
the term that is used for the woman in whom an embryo that has been produced by in vitro fertilization…
GLOBAL AMNESIA
a form of amnesia that encompasses verbal and non-verbal information and occurs regardless of the modality the information is presented.…
GLOSSOLALIA
The term for the unintelligible utterings that are similar to a coherent speech. Found in religious ecstasy, hypnotic trances, trances…
GLUTAMATE HYPOTHESIS
The theory that decreased activity of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is responsible for the clinical expression of schizophrenia. Developed by…
GOAL SETTING
the process that will establish a time frame and the behaviour targets needed to get to the goal. It involves…
GOLGI TENDON ORGAN
Receptor in muscle tendons sending impulses to central nervous system when muscles contract. When tension becomes high enough to cause…
GOOD ENOUGH MOTHER
a term for the ordinary and devoted mother who provides an adequate and good enough environment for the growth of…
GRACEFUL DEGRADATION
the property of cognitive networks where damage to a portion of the network produces relatively little damage to overall performance…
GRADUATED AND RECIPROCATED INITIATIVES IN TEN
Approach to intergroup conflict reduction that encourages the parties to communicate cooperative intentions, engage in behaviours that are consistent with…