LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY
a classification system used to organize languages based on their structural characteristics not historical relationships.
LLOYD MORGAN'S CANON
the idea that as humans we use over-complex ideals of animal behaviour, sometimes even assuming they have typically 'human' characteristics…
LOCKED-IN SYNDROME
a neurological condition where, whilst the patient can think and may even be conscious, they are entirely paralyzed and therefore…
LONELINESS
a sometimes long lasting feeling of having no alternative to turn to in times of distress and depression. Generally classed…
LOVE WITHDRAWAL
a form of emotional blackmail during which parents threaten to remove their love to their children if they are disobedient…
LURIA, ALEXANDER R
was a Russian neuropsychologist who earned his medical degree in 1937 after having worked in the field of psychology for…
LEADER-CATEGORIZATION THEORY
A model which makes the assumption that outsiders will automatically and spontaneously (without forethought) consider themselves as leaders of a…
LEARNED OPTIMISM
A psychotherapy mechanism where patients systematically remove depressive thoughts concentrating on the positive.
LEARNING STRATEGY
a strategy used primarily during the process of learning such as forming a mental image of a process.
LECANOMANCY
the process through which a clairvoyant looks into a bowl or container of water, through which they observe visions of…
LEISURE LIFESTYLE
A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of…
LESS-IS-MORE HYPOTHESIS
a theory which implies teaching young and infantile children quickly with smaller pieces of information is much more beneficial that…
LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
a level of alert observed in human beings, which has a wide range from drowsiness when tired to sleep and…
LICKING BEHAVIOR
a behaviour typically observed in animals, especially those with maternal duties such as mothers. Numerous explanations exist for licking behaviour…