KOHNSTAMM TEST
The participant is asked to first stand next to a wall and press an arm tightly against it for a…
KAINIC ACID
a neuroexcitatory compound used in research to destroy brain tissue in experimental animals .
KEEP-AWAKE PILLS
A keep awake pill usually contains approximately 100 mg of caffeine in one cup of regular coffee or two cups…
KINESTHESIS
Includes walking, talking, facial expressions, gestures and posture. The sense that provides information through receptors in the muscles, tendons and…
KIRTON ADAPTION-INNOVATION INVENTORY (KAI)
It is designed to measure creativity, cognitive style and the degree to which individuals are adaptive, innovative or a range…
KNOCKOUT DROPS
This combination was called Mickey Finn and might be considered an early example of a date rape drug. It is…
KOHS BLOCK DESIGN TEST
Although still available as a separate stand alone instrument, the has been adapted for use as a component of various…
K-STRATEGY
Populations of K strategists expand to the maximum size that the habitat can support its carrying capacity or K. The…
KEGEL EXERCISES
The muscle increases abdominal pressure by contracting drawing the anus towards the pubis, as when an individual tightens control of…
KIDS' CULTURE
the environments and activities that only children have. Children create their own social structures separate from the adult world .
KINESTHETIC AFTEREFFECT (KAEI
An illusion that may be the basis for the myth that performance in sport is improved by first practising with…
KISSING BEHAVIOR
The kiss may involve lip contact with any part of the body and with varying degrees of pressure. Or the…
KNOCKOUT ORGANISM
an organism in which a particular gene has been eliminated or inactivated by an experimenter
KOLA NUT (COLA NUT)
The active ingredient is caffeine, which comprises about 1.5% of the dry weight of the nut. Kola was discovered for…
KUDER PREFERENCE RECORD
Individuals are required to select their preferred activity from a series of three choice items. It will yield the percentage…