LEARNING UNDER HYPNOSIS
Hypnotic learning has not been fully explored, but a number of reported experiments show positive results. The first studies dealt…
LEGAL PSYCHIATRY (Forensic Psychiatry)
There are many points where the provinces of psychiatry and the law impinge on each other. Some of the most…
LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY (Forensic Psychology)
An area of applied psychology traditionally devoted to such problems as testimony, methods of interrogation, and guilt detection.In recent years…
LEVEL OF ASPIRATION
The level at which a person sets his significant goals; the level of performance to which he aspires.An individual’s aspiration…
LIE DETECTOR
An apparatus designed to detect emotional changes that indicate guilt.Attempts to detect guilt on the basis of physical and psychological…
LOCKE, JOHN (1632-1704)
Locke, the great empiricist and pioneer in associationist psychology, was born in Somerset, England, studied medicine and science at Oxford,…
LOGORRHEA (Logomania,Hyperlogia,Hyperphrasia)
Excessive, uncontrollable talking, often highly incoherent.Logorrhea occurs in states of pathological excitement, particularly in the manic phase of manic-depressive psychosis…
LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS Giterally, wolf-red inflammation)
A collagen, or connective tissue, disease of unknown cause affecting small blood vessels in various organs of the body, including…
LEAD POISONING
Lead poisoning is the most frequent type of metallic intoxication, and usually produces the most severe mental symptoms. It is…
LYSERGIC ACID (LSD)
A powerful hallucinogenic, “mind-expanding” drug used for experimental and therapeutic purposes.In its natural form, lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD-25, is a…
LEARNING ADDS
In recent years there has been a vast increase in the variety of available materials and techniques designed to enhance…
LEARNING DURING SLEEP
The idea of learning while asleep is of considerable interest to scientists in their exploration of thinking processes. It is…
LEARNING (GENERAL)
A process in which new information, habits, or abilities are acquired; in general, any modification of behavior due to contact…
LEARNING PLATEAU
A flat place in a learning curve, indicating a period of little or no progress (Fig. 33).The occurrence and persistence…
LEARNING TECHNIQUES
It is safe to say that no subject in the entire field of psychology has received more attention than the…
LANGUAGE (Psycholinguistics)
Language may be defined as a system of symbols with commonly recognized meanings which facilitates our thought processes and enables…
LASHLEY, KARL SPENCER (1890- 1958)
This outstanding physiological psychologist was born in West Virginia and received his Ph.D. in genetics at Johns Hopkins in 1915.…
LATERAL DOMINANCE (Laterality)
Predominance of one side of the body over the other, resulting in the preferred use and superior functioning of either…