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LA BELLE INDIFFERENCE

Seen in some people with conversion disorder it is the inappropriate lack of concern about the seriousness or implications of

LACRIMAL REFLEX

the secretion of tears due to variety of stimuli, including stimuli that irritate receptors.

LAMINAR ORGANIZATION

horizontal layering of cells found in some brain regions.

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

the process by which children learn to use language.

LATAH (LATTAH)

A condition that is characterized by an exaggerated startle reaction brought on by social triggers or cues. Symptoms displayed include

LATITUDE OF ACCEPTANCE

The basis of attitudal positions a person would prefer and the range of positions the individual considers acceptable. The first

LAAM I

It has longer half in about 72 hours than methadone and therefore needs to be taken only three times a

LACRIMATION

Especially excessive crying.

LAMOTRIGINE

Although ineffective for treating acute maniac episodes it has gained acceptance as a single drug treatment for acute bipolar depression

LANGUAGE DISABILITY

Also see general language disability it is the development or function with a significant difficulty with or impairment of language.

LATCHKEY CHILDREN

Children who have no adult supervision outside of school hours until a parent or caretaker arrives.

LATITUDE OF REJECTION

Positions an indvidual holds that allows them to reject certain behaviors.

LABELED LINES

Inputs to the brain that are nerve inputs and the brain conceptualized as each reporting only one particular type of

LACUNA

A gap or break, say, a gap in memory.

LAND THEORY OF COLOR VISION

a theory that colour registration proceeds in the brain. Demonstrations such as the land effect suggest that various wave lengths

LANGUAGE ESP

The ostensible phenomenon in which participants make an above chance number of correct calls or guesses about targets presented in

LATENCY OF RESPONSE

The messure of time that occurs from the introduction of a stimulus and the following response or reaction time. Common

LAUGHTER

A vocalization used to express joy, happiness or amusement. Created by the rapid contraction and relaxation of the stomach and

LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY (LMX THEORY!

An assumption that leaders will develop relationships which typically involve a degree of exchange between themselves and subordinates or co-workers.

LEARNING CURVE

a graphical representation, usually via a continuous line graph which plots the course of learning of an individual or group.