LINEAR PROGRAM
similar to the process of branching, this involves small, discrete information being presented to an individual in step-by-step frames which…
LINGUISTIC MINORITY
a group of people who are a minority in their society to still speak a minority language.
LITTLE HANS
a landmark study during which Sigmund Freud linked a boys phobia of horses to anxiety from witnessing his father masturbating.…
LOCK-AND-KEY THEORY
the idea that, especially in terms of microbiology, molecules will fit a receptor site exactly, similar to how a certain…
LOKIAN PERSONALITY
a characteristic of an individual whom enjoys causing distress to others. This type of personality can also give rise to…
LOOK ANGLE
is the angle which a performer or speaker takes during their performance or speech, this maybe straight ahead or even…
LOVE OBJECT
the recipient of an individuals emotional investment, affection and devotion and not uncommonly sexual interest.
LEARNED AUTONOMIC CONTROL
The person's ability to take control of normally automatic bodily responses (as a result of the autonomic nervous system) such…
LEARNING SET
a form of learning discriminatory ideals where the learner is taught for example that one object contains a food reward…
LEBER'S DISEASE
otherwise known as Leber's optic atrophy, first documented by Theodor Leber (1840 - 1917) who was a German ophthalmologist. It…
LEGITIMACY KNOWLEDGE
Typically the role played by an individuals 'major group' where contributions towards identification of significant discoveries is made.
LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME
a genetic condition linked to a recessive gene on an X chromosome. Typical symptoms include- the tendency of compulsions to…
LEVEL I AND LEVEL II TESTS
basic intelligence tests which categorize abilities into two separate groups. The first is associated processing and the second, conceptual processing.…
LEXICAL ACCESS
Another term of vocabulary retrieval, where individuals produce a specific word or phrase from their lexicon of knowledge on prompting…