GRADED POTENTIAL
neural potential not propagated but will decline with distance from a source. Includes receptor potentials, post synaptic potentials, subthreshold potentials.…
GRANULAR CORTEX
Part of the cerebral cortex containing granule cells that are found in layers 2 and 4 of the cortex. Refers…
GREETING BEHAVIOR
Form of attachment behaviour that in humans begins to manifest itself clearly at about 6 months of age when the…
GROUP POLARIZATION
Tendency for members of a group discussing an issue to move toward a more extreme version of the positions they…
GROUP TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR
Term for tendency of ethnic and other groups to establish and then defend separate areas. Seen in neighbourhoods of large…
GROWTH SPURT
the term that is sued to describe any period of accelerated physical development, especially the pubescent growth spurt.
GUIDED PARTICIPATION
Process where the influence of social partners and social cultural practices combine to give support and direction to children and…
GUSTATORY HALLUCINATION
This term is used to describe the false and enduring taste sensation, usually of bitterness or sourness. It is often…
GALACTORRHEA
The abnormal expression of milk from a woman's breast that can occur at times other than nursing a baby and…
GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
These are the disorders associated with dysfunctions of the gastrointestinal tract, such as diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, colitis, flatulence, dysphagia, gastroenteritis…
GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER
A disorder characterised by clinically significant distress or impairment of functioning due to cross-gender identification and persistent discomfort arising from…
GENE SPLICING
A technique of inserting genetic material in the form of dna into an existing DNA molecule. Commonly performed in genetic…
GENERAL PROBLEM SOLVER (GPS)
the name of a computer problem that approaches problem solving using a means-ends analysis and intended to address many problems…