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K COMPLEX

a brief characteristic of electrical activity recorded from the brain during the early stages of sleep. It may also be

KATZ INDEX OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Baseline measurements provide useful feedback when compared to periodic or subsequent measurements. It is when an individual is rated regarding

KEYBOARD

a device, which empowers users to input information into a computer. Many forms of specialized keyboards are available and can

KINESIOLOGY

A discipline that encompasses all the sciences as well as the professional skills for the application of sport and exercise

KINSHIP MIGRATION

The movement of families, either all at once as a group or in phases as individual members or subgroups from

KNEE-JERK REFLEX

A test of integrity of the nervous system also called patellar reflex and also pendular knee jerk, it is a

KOHLBERG'S THEORY

Broadly speaking the morally developed individual moves from a selfish concern with rewards and punishment through a reliance on fixed

KRUSKAL-WALLIS TEST

It is analogous to one way analysis of variance and is the method for a/c-group non-parametric method fro determining statistical

K-ABC

Kaulman assessment battery for children

KAUFMAN ADOLESCENT AND ADULT INTELLIGENCE TEST (KAIT)

It yields scores that reflect these two kinds of abilities and the intelligence based upon the theory of fluid and

KEY-WORD METHOD

A technique sometimes used in foreign language vocabulary. The word associated with the sound of a foreign word and linked

KINESIOTHERAPY

It is the application of progressive physical exercise and activities to treat individuals with functional limitation or to aid those

KINSHIP NETWORK

The analysis of kinship networks and descent groups in pre-industrial societies has been a major concern of cultural anthropology. The

KNOCKDOWN

a laboratory animal in which specific genes are present but unexpressed

KOHLER, WOLFGANG

He demonstrated persuasively that even chimpanzees can get an idea in order to retrieve a piece of fruit that is

KSADS

See schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia abbreviation for Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia

KAINATE RECEPTOR

It is coupled to a ligand-gated ion channel, which opens when the receptor is activated and is a type of

KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN (K-ABC)

It is a simultaneous ability test would be a test requiring solution of geometric matrix problems in which one element

KHAT (CHAT: KAT QAT)

a herbal stimulant obtained from the leaves and other parts of an evergreen shrub.The leaves are traditionally chewed to produce

KINESIS

An animal might be more or less active according the the amount of light, temperature or humidity and is a