LEARNING TRIAL
The presentation of a single fact or piece of information to be learned, the process during which the information is…
LEE-BOOT EFFECT
an effect concerning females which involves a prolonged diestrus phase, normally induced by exposure to pheromones.
LENGTH OF STAY (LOS)
A constant describing the length of a patients stay in an outpatient department. The LOS is regularly under review by…
LETHALITY SCALE
A list of criteria used to predict how probable suicide or attempted suicide is in patients. There are a variety…
LEVER SWITCH
similar to a leaf switch but completely free to move and with a free end at the opposite end to…
LEXICAL-SELECTION RULES
rules which govern the basic structural assumptions of sentences dictating where lexical items may appear.
LIFE CYCLE I
the process of development which an organism takes from the ending of one generation to the beginning of another generation.
LIKELIHOOD
the probability of obtaining or securing a certain piece of data or result in an experiment.
LIMITED SYMPTOM ATTACK
an umbrella term for those suffering with symptoms typical of a panic attack but without exceeding four somatic or cognitive…
LINGUA FRANCA
a language used commonly between different people whom have different mother tongues, hence they form their own as a compromise…
LITERACY TEST
a test which looks at the individuals ability to read or write in a specific language.
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT
the process during which an individual will observe a group or other individual interacting with an object, internalize this information…
LOCOMOTOR ARREST
caused by stimulation of the hippocampal region in the brain resulting in the inhibition of movement.
LOG-LINEAR MODEL
a model which is used to evaluate and analyse the relationship (if any) between several categorical variables in a study.
LONGITUDINAL DESIGN
is an experimental design for research studies which typically occur longer than short-term research, usually over a number of years…
LOWER MOTOR NEURON
is an umbrella term for any motor neurons found in the cranial nerves or anterior horn on the spinal cord…