LOGICAL POSITIVISM
a philosophical approach to verifying information which apparently holds meaning and truth of all nontautological statements which is dependent on…
LONDON SYNDROME
the complete resistance of hostages to comply willingly with the demands and requests of their captors.
LOOKING-GLASS SELF
is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance…
LOVE SCALE
a measurement of one individuals feeling of love and devotion to another individual. There are various different scales which attempt…
LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (LE)
results in fatigue, fever, migratory joint paints, rashes appearing on the nose and cheeks and potentially scaly red patches on…
LEADER PROTOTYPE
A person who is the leader of a company or group who is thought to possess features shared by most…
LEARNED HELPLESSNESS
A feeling of permanent helplessness which typically arises after exposure to an unpleasant event or stimuli which the person observing…
LEARNING SKILLS
a set of skills used in the process of acquiring new knowledge, typically in a classroom setting.
LEBOYER TECHNIQUE
a theory which takes into account the feelings and sensations of a baby during childbirth. Recommended are- peace, quite, dim…
LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
LEVEL-OF-ASPIRATION THEORY
an approach to the performance of a group or as an individual which assumes the level of emotional and motivational…
LEXICAL AGRAPHIA
A condition which results in an inability to spell irregular words, an example being yacht. The ability to spell normal…
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)
also named a LVN or licensed vocational nurse. An LPN is a qualified nurse who is fully accredited to practice…
LIGHT INDUCTION
the alteration of a stimulus due to stimulating an adjacent part of the brain, an example induced colour change.
LIMINAL SENSITIVITY (LS)
the relative level of sensitivity to a property associated with a specific stimulus.
LINEAR SYSTEM
a system where the response from the input data is the sum of the responses from smaller less-complex components of…