LEARNING THEORY
A theory which sets out to explain the learning process itself. This term is actually an umbrella term for smaller…
LETHAL DOSE (LD)
The measurement of a specific drug which indicates the level before it becomes lethal to inject into a patient.
LEVELS-OF-PROCESSING MODEL OF MEMORY
first proposed by Canadian psychology M. Craik (1935 - ), suggesting that the encoding of a specific memory is dependent…
LEXICAL HYPOTHESIS
the theory that important natural characteristics and traits unique to individuals have become intrinsically embedded in our natural-language lexicon over…
LIEBMANN EFFECT
a physical phenomenon which occurs when the border between two different visual stimuli is defined by only a hue.
LIFE-EVENTS RATING SCALE
A scale which measures the potential impact from a critical life event such as marriage or changing career.
LIGHT-DARK CYCLE
a pre-programmed cycle during which the lights of a room or compound are sequentially turned on or off in rooms…
LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP
a level of control over a person who is deemed incompetent in certain areas of society such as control over…
LINK ANALYSIS
a process which entails looking at worker efficiency and safety in order to improve the sequence through which a worker…
LISTWISE DELETION
the omittion of any missing non-essential data from research results when the dataset is analysed.
LOCOMOTION
the movement of an organism from one place (its point of origin) to its destination.
LOGISTIC FUNCTION
used in looking at the growth rates and longitudinal quantitative data. A typical basic expressed function y = r/( 1…
LONGILINEAL
refers to a body shape which is typically longer than the broader equivalent of the asthenic type in Kretschmer typology.
LOPERAMIDE
a drug of the opiate family which slows down gastrointestinal mobility thereby reducing the effects of conditions such as diarrhoea…
LOW VISION SERVICES
is also know as partial sight, low vision services are provided to those who may suffer from permanent or temporal…
LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS
a collection or network of fibres which derive from the spinal roots of the fourth and fifth lumbar nerves.