KERATOMETER
Also called ophthlamometer, this is an instrument used to measure the curvature of the cornea of the eye, used in…
KINETIC DEPTH EFFECT
Depending on the relative motions of the elements in the figure, the impression that a figure has three dimensions. See…
KLEPTOMANIA
The stealing is done out of anger or in a response to a delusion or hallucination and is not better…
KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (KR KOR)
Verbalized information about the outcome of a response in relation to the goal, learning theory suggests that a learner profits…
KWASHIORKOR
The symptoms include fluid accumulation in the tissues, liver disorders, impaired growth, distention of the abdomen and pigment changes in…
KAPPA EFFECT
the interaction between the perceived duration of a stimulus and the spatial extent of the stimulus. When a small visual…
KERNEL SENTENCE
Psychological interest in this idea stems from its implications for the cognitive processes by which we form and interpret sentences.…
KINETIC INFORMATION
Other body language clues used in making an evaluation of a client or patient in a clinical assessment and therapy…
KLIIVER-BUCY SYNDROME
Symptoms may include visual agnosia unable to recognise object decreased emotional responsibility including loss of normal fear and anger responses,…
KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
the method used for encoding knowledge in an artifical-intelligence programme. not usually the computer language employed but systematically developed structures…
KRAEPELIN'S DISEASE
First described by Emil W.M.G Kraeplin 1856-1926 German psychiatrist, it is a disorder characterized by depressive symptoms accompanied by psychotic…
KAPPA WAVE
It is a type of brain wave with a frequency similar to that of an alpha wave 10Hz but the…
KERNICTERUS
It is characterized by severe jaundice and has the potential of causing severe damage to the central nervous system. It…
KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME
Mental retardation is uncommon but many affected individuals have behavioural problems. Also called XXY syndrome, it is a chromosomal disorder…