GROUP CLIMATE
the relative degree of acceptance, tolerance and freedom of expression that is a feature of the relationships within a counselling…
GROUP INTELLIGENCE TEST
the name describing an intelligence test that is given to all members of a group at the same time.
GROUP ROLES
The sets of behaviour that is expected of people in certain roles within the group. Need to be defined in…
GUARANINE,
A compound very similar to caffeine of methylxanthine. It contains a high percent of caffeine and a lesser amount of…
GUTHRIE, EDWIN RAY
Best known for his stimulus-response contiguity learning theory that is a variant of behaviourist theory. Temporal contiguity was the critical…
GABA,, RECEPTOR
one of the two main types of receptor protein that bind the neurotransmitter gamma-amino- butyric acid (GABA).
GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE (GSR)
a response to stimuli that produces a change in the electrical resistance of the skin mainly in areas where there…
GASOLINE INTOXICATION
The euphoric reaction induced by inhalation of gasoline vapor. It results in headaches, weakness, depression of the central nervous system,…
GAUSS-MARKOV THEOREM
the fundamental theorem in mathematical statistics dealing with generating linear unbiased estimators with a minimum variance.
GENDER CODING
the term used in assigning particular traits or behaviours exclusively or predominantly to males or females.
GENDER STEREOTYPES
the relatively fixed and overgeneralized attitudes and behaviours that are considered normal and appropriate for a person in a particular…
GENERAL FACTOR
A hypothetical source of differences in general ability that will represent the ability to perceive relationships and to derive conclusions…
GENERALIZATION
1. Deriving a concept or theory from a number of specific cases, applying it widely. 2. Judgement derived and applied…
GENETIC ALGORITHM
The positive goal of middle adulthood interpreted in terms of procreation and of creativity and fulfilling your full parental and…
GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY
the study of genetic and early environmental factors that will influence child development. In the 19th and early 20th centuries…
GENITAL MUTILATION
The mutilation of external genitalia. Can be a cultural tradition, religious ritual, self-harming behaviour due to psychosis and a violent…
GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE CORRELATION
a correlation between the nature or the location of a mutation in an individual based on observations of affected individuals…