LIGHT INDUCTION
the alteration of a stimulus due to stimulating an adjacent part of the brain, an example induced colour change.
LIMINAL SENSITIVITY (LS)
the relative level of sensitivity to a property associated with a specific stimulus.
LINEAR SYSTEM
a system where the response from the input data is the sum of the responses from smaller less-complex components of…
LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY
a classification system used to organize languages based on their structural characteristics not historical relationships.
LLOYD MORGAN'S CANON
the idea that as humans we use over-complex ideals of animal behaviour, sometimes even assuming they have typically 'human' characteristics…
LOCKED-IN SYNDROME
a neurological condition where, whilst the patient can think and may even be conscious, they are entirely paralyzed and therefore…
LONELINESS
a sometimes long lasting feeling of having no alternative to turn to in times of distress and depression. Generally classed…
LOVE WITHDRAWAL
a form of emotional blackmail during which parents threaten to remove their love to their children if they are disobedient…
LURIA, ALEXANDER R
was a Russian neuropsychologist who earned his medical degree in 1937 after having worked in the field of psychology for…
LEADER-CATEGORIZATION THEORY
A model which makes the assumption that outsiders will automatically and spontaneously (without forethought) consider themselves as leaders of a…
LEARNED OPTIMISM
A psychotherapy mechanism where patients systematically remove depressive thoughts concentrating on the positive.
LEARNING STRATEGY
a strategy used primarily during the process of learning such as forming a mental image of a process.
LECANOMANCY
the process through which a clairvoyant looks into a bowl or container of water, through which they observe visions of…
LEISURE LIFESTYLE
A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of…