LAGOPHTHALMOS (LAGOPHTHALMUS)
The condition occurs in cases of leprosy it is a disorder marked by the inability to close the eyelids completely
LANGUAGE TRANSFER
Negative transfer occurs when differences between the two languages structures lead to systematic errors in the learning of the second…
LATENT LEARNING
Learning that occurs without awareness or conscious effort or intention. Learning may come from social cues, through rewards, or observations.
LAW OF CONTRAST
The principle based on the assumption that individuals base their behavior on comparison of opposites not with sameness.
LANGUAGE UNIVERSAL
1. Linguistic features that are common to all languages, such as words and sentence structure or pronouns or color words.…
LATENT NEED
Needs that do not truly exist but are presented in a manner that need a person can believe they have to…
LAW OF EFFECT
The theory that the consequences of a behavior modify the future probability that the behavior will occur again in the…
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…