GHOST IMAGE
an apparition usually only seen by one person at a time of a body like form. They are often seen…
GLOBAL MEMORY MODEL
a mathematical model showing structure and organisation of memory to explain data from a range of experimental tasks and manipulations.…
GLOVE ANESTHESIA
the name of a sensory conversion symptom where there is a loss of sensitivity in the hand and forearm. The…
GLUTETHIMIDE
One of the sedatives that is not a barbiturate introduced in the early 1950s. Structurally similar to and pharmacologically interchangeable…
GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR
Behavior oriented toward attaining a particular goal. Identified by observing that the animal or person ceases search behaviour and engages…
GOOD OBJECT
an early object representation derived from splitting an object into parts with positive and negative qualities. Forms the core of…
GRADE INFLATION
the name of the trend that results in higher grades being awarded for lower levels of scholarship. Also called upward…
GRANDIOSITY
the term for an exaggerated sense of your own greatness, ability and importance. It can be a delusion of grandeur…
GRAPHOMOTOR APRAXIA
the name used to describe an inability to perform the motor activities involved in writing or drawing despite normal capacity…
GREAT IMITATOR
1. Slang for lupus erythematosus or lyme disease, and other diseases that are difficult to diagnose correctly. 2. Former colloquial…
GROUP DIFFERENCE
Term for any seen differences between groups of people in an experiment who received different treatment as part of another…
GROUP MIND
the hypothetical and transcendent consciousness that is created by fusing people's minds into a collective like a nation or a…
GROUP SOLIDARITY
The sense of fellowship and community displayed by members of a collective who are united by shared purposes, responsibilities and…
GROWTH FUNCTION
Term for the relationship between a dependent variable and several levels of an independent variable defined in units of time,…