LOCKE'S THEORY OF GOAL SETTING
a theory which suggests goals or aims which are specific in the requirements for their fulfilment are on the whole…
LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE
a step by step approach to mathematical calculations moving from one logical stage to the next in order to solve…
LONG-DELAY CONDITIONING
is a procedure during which the participant is conditioned, upon observing or hearing a stimuli to produce a delay in…
LOOSE CULTURE
is a term to describe a social group whose social characteristics include- risk-taking, originality and general flexible adherence to collective…
LURIA-NEBRASKA NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERY ILNNB)
was a set of tests built on the original neuropsychological testing procedures proposed by Alexander Luria meant for use with…
LEADERLESS GROUP
A group who does not, at the time (in context), have a leader or figurehead through which executive decisions are…
LEARNED TREATISE EXCEPTION
an exception found in US case law through which experts are allowed (normally they are not) to discuss the potential…
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
the application of technology in the area of learning, such as utilizing video clips or computer-assisted instruction. Distance learning is…
LEK DISPLAY
The phenomenon where a group of males arrive at a location and establish individual territories in the pack which they…
LETHAL CATATONIA
A medical condition during which patients experience an acute period of maniacal excitement but after which can lead to an…
LEVELS OF INTELLIGENCE
some theories believe that intelligence can be graduated in a hierarchal structure, these are the levels of intelligence. The top…
LEXICAL DECISION
the process whereby an individual is presented with a string of letters and asked to identify whether that string could…
LIFE-CHANGE UNIT (LCU)
a unit of measurement which is found on the life-events rating scale. The life-events rating scale assigns values to potential…
LIGHT THERAPY
therapy which involves the use of light to treat a variety of conditions such as sleep disorders.
LIMITED COMPETENCY
the opinion of a court of law which rules whether an individual is competent in some but not necessarily all…