LEFT-HANDEDNESS
The preferential use of a person's left hand when writing or requiring full motor control during main activities.
LENS MODEL
A model to explain how organisms perceive the environments they live in. Instead of perceiving the environment objectively, they use…
LETTER CANCELLATION TEST
a test which looks at the attention and unilateral neglect of a person by asking them to circle a single…
LEVINSON'S ADULT DEVELOPMENT THEORY
a model which maps the basis of human development where adulthood is split into the following categories- early, middle and…
LIFE EXPECTANCY
the number of years a species, specifically human beings are expected to live for.
LIFE-SPAN CONTEXTUALISM
a proposed theory which speculates human beings are a product of their own decision - we are therefore both the…
LIKELIHOOD RATIO
the ratio between two probabilities- one being the probability that data will be obtained which implies hypothesis A is true…
LINE MANAGEMENT
a linear form of management in a team whereby one individual has a direct line of management above them.
LINGUAL GLAND
any of the glands on the tongue which secrete a mucus which helps spread tastants to the taste cells.
LIPID-METABOLISM DISORDERS
a selection of anomalous metabolic processes which result in the accumulation of fatty substances in the blood and tissues of…
LITERAL PARAPHASIA
a disturbance in the natural flow of speech where elements are replaced with other components making the speech difficult to…
LOCAL POTENTIAL
a response which affects the neuron internally but may not lead to the conduction of the overall stimulation due to…
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
for example a nursing home which provides long term extended medical and personal care to individuals who may be unable…
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (LOO
such as coma's and narcolepsy, a loss of consciousness describes the event an organism normally capable of consciousness is no…
LUMINOSITY CURVE
a graphic which depicts the degree of luminosity as a function of the wavelength of light.
LYME DISEASE
is a multisystem illness caused by the successful bite of an infected deer tick. Symptoms of lyme disease include- fever,…