LEADERSHIP
Is the process whereby one member of a group takes executive control over a groups function and aims. The leader…
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
defined as either mental retardation or having a learning disability.
LEARNING TYPES
Different styles of learning such as some groups of people prefer visual based learning whilst others prefer textbook based learning.…
LEFT HEMISPHERE
Found in the left half ot the cerebrum or cerebellum in the human brain. The two hemispheres are typically considered…
LENIENCY ERROR
A systematic error where pieces of data are consistently overly positive. This is usually due to the researchers tendency to…
LEXICOLOGY
the study or pursuit of knowledge of the meaning of words and their idiomatic combinations.
LIFE EVENTS
events which occur during the life cycle which can either be age related in which case involve events such as…
LIFE-SPACE INTERVIEW
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Fritz Redl, the life-space interview is a crisis management technique used with children in residential…
LIKELIHOOD PRINCIPLE
the probability of arriving at a specific interpretation of data whether that be visual stimuli or qualitative information.
LIMOPHTHISIS
describes the umbrella term used for mental and physical signs of undernourishment.
LIP PURSING
a habitual action where the lips purse, protruding forward out from their normal relaxed state. Observed widely in catatonic Schizophrenia.
LITERAL ALEXIA
a condition which results in an inability to recognize individual letters or numbers. Confusion between unique pieces of data can…
LOCAL EXCITATORY STATE (LES)
the localized increase in a negative potential difference on the cell surface of a neuron.
LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA
involves the degeneration of the dorsal columns in the spinal cord resulting in a lack of coordinated motor function during…
LOG-LOG COORDINATE PAPER
a special type of paper which displays both ordinate and abscissa in logarithmic form.
LONGITUDINAL FISSURE
a lack of structure or fissure (split) which effectively marks the boundary between the left and right hemispheres of the…
LOSER EFFECT
is a theory which implies an individual is less likely to take part in an activity if they have repeatedly…