LUCID DREAM
is a progressive dream where the dreamer is aware it is a dream but is still capable of playing out…
LUNATIC ASYLUM
was a name historically used to described a psychiatric hospital or mental institution.
LYMPHOKINE
is an umbrella term used to describe a group of proteins secreted by lymphocytes inducing other cells to divide.
LEAD-PIPE RIGIDITY
observed in sufferers of Parkinson's disease and Cerebral Palsy. It is a condition resulting in muscular rigidity resisting slow and…
LEARNING MODEL
a model which attempts to explain human development and behaviour which highlights the potential influence of any environmental factors on…
LEAST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE (LSD)
a measure which allows researchers to factor for any type I errors at a pre-specified confidence level.
LEUKOTOMY (LEUCOTOMY)
a psychosurgical procedure where the frontal lobes of the human brain were physically cut from the deeper grey matter centres…
LEVORPHANOL
is a pain killing drug which is reportedly four to six times more potent as other analgesics such as morphine.…
LIFETIME RISK
the potential for an individual to be diagnosed with a disease or condition during their lifetime. Risks of developing certain…
LIMBIC LOBE
is comprised of the cingulate gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampal formation forms the fifth subdivision of each cerebral hemisphere.
LINEAR MODEL
describes a model which attempts to explain empirical data which is linear in its parameters. In other words, a model…
LINGUISTIC DETERMINISM
a hypothesis first proposed by the U.S. linguists Edward Sapir (1884 - 1939) and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897 - 1941)…
LOCATION CONSTANCY
the tendency for, even after the observer has moved position relative to the object, the object seems to be in…
LOGICAL ERROR IN RATING
an error which is given by a judge to a performer for example for traits or variables which the judge…