JUMPING FRENCHMEN OF MAINE SYNDROME
It is characterized by an extreme startle response which involves yelling, imitative speech and behaviour, involuntary jumping, flinging of the…
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
The courts and other government entities involved in the adjudication of cases involving minors.
JABBERWOCKY
It is from a nonsense poem in Through the Looking Glass (by British writer Lewis Carroll 1832
JOB ENRICHMENT
employees' interest enhancement in work tasks by improving the "quality of life" on the job, see quality of work life.
JOCASTA COMPLEX
It is when a mother has an abnormally close or incestuous attachment to her son. It is named after Jocasta…
JUMPING STAND
a type of apparatus used to research discriminations. Rats try to obtain food so they have to jump through doors…
JUVENILE PERIOD
In non human mammals this constitutes the time between the cessation of weaning and the onset of sexual activity. And…
JOB EVALUATION
Methods of job analysis for determining the pay structure in an organization. These evaluation methods comprise of ranking jobs on…
JOHARI WINDOW
a model defining the extent of open communication between people. It is an imaginary window with four panes that each…
JUVENILE TRANSFER HEARING
When a court decides whether a minor should be transferred to an adult court for adjudication
JACKSONIAN MARCH
An older name for clonic motor movements in one region or side of the body that start in one muscle…
JIGGLE CAGE
A spring-mounted box that records small oscillations caused by enclosed animals.
JOB INFORMATION
the job data relating to work activities require general human behaviours and communicating or making decisions, personnel specifications and types…
JOHN HENRY EFFECT
an effect in which competitiveness between a control group and an experiment group to rivalry efforts that disturb the experiment.
JUNG, CARL GUSTAV
He studied natural science and medicine and then moved to Zurich to work and specialize in schizophrenic disorders. He constructed…
JUVENILISM
To be attracted sexually to children or adolescents. See ephebophilia, pedophilia