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KNOCKOUT

Organism, see gene knockout

KOHNSTAMM TEST

The participant is asked to first stand next to a wall and press an arm tightly against it for a

KSAOS

Knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics and the abbreviation

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

KIBBUTZ

It is a communal living arrangement, in Israel and is centred around agriculture, manufacturing, or tourism and has collective social

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

KAIROS

It is the moment of heightened awareness at which a person gains insight into the meaning of an important event.

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

KALLIKAK

a family stugy claimed to provide evidence of inheritance of moral traits and risk of moral degeneracy due to mental