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…
LIFE STRESS
the feeling of stress and sometimes hopelessness caused by critical life events which individuals typically have little control over.
LIGHT POINTER
typically in the form of a stick which assists technological devices with the activation of a light protruding from the…
LINEAR TRANSFORMATION
the transformation of two variables given the general equation of Y = a + bX.
LINGUISTIC-KINESIC METHOD
a method of studying disorganized and disordered behaviours with respect to language.
LISTENING ATTITUDE
first proposed by Italian-born U.S. psychiatrist Silvano Arieti (1914 - 1982) the listening attitude is the therapists openness and willingness…
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…