LAW OF CONTIGUITY
A principle of learning which states that to establish an association between two events, they must be experienced close together…
LABIODENTAL
A speech sound also called a labial dental, also a denoting speech sound made with the lower lip touching or…
LAISSEZ-FAIRE GROUP
When little or no control is exerted over members activities decisions or interests
LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE APPROACH TO READING
The theory that using materials that relate to a child's experiences as an aide of teaching reading and other language skills.
LATENT TRAIT THEORY
A model for the design of instruments used in observing traits or testing unobservable traits. The preferred method of developing…
LAW OF FILIAL REGRESSION
The principle that inherited traits such as tallness may revert to the mean of the population meaning offspring would be…
LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADER
The type of leader who provides little guidance from group activities and only interacts minimally with the group members and…
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
The term is preferred by those who emphasize the active role of the child as a learner with considerable innate…
LANGUISHING
A condition of ones mental health characterized by lack of interest, apathy, and listlessness usually caused by boredom.
LATERAL GYRUS
A major portion of the brain found within the parietal lobe located above the external ear and is responsible for…
LAW OF FREQUENCY
The theory that learning increases with the repetition of a process. Also known as the law of repetition.
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT
The act identified and prohibited certain unfair labour practices of both unions and employers, created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation…
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SUPPORT SYSTEM (LASS)
the process in which adults and older children help young learners.
LANTERMAN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ACT
1969 California Legislation voted into law setting a guideline of rights and responsibilities for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.…
LATERAL HYPOTHALAMIC SYNDROME
A reduction in eating habits due to injury or disease in the pituitary gland located in the hypothalamus in the…
LAW OF PRECISION
The theory that all visual preceptions tend to follow a regular organized forms with precise contours.
LABOR RELATIONS
A multidisciplinary field of study devoted to understanding and managing employee employer or union employer relations, also called industrial relations.…