ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECT
a lasting impact of hormonal action generally happening in fetal growth or the formative postnatal time which leads to lasting…
OUGHT SELF
with regard to analyses of self-concept, a cognitive symbolization of a group of traits which one is obligated to have…
OVERSHADOWING
noun. with regard to Pavlovian conditioning, a lessening in conditioning with one conditioned stimulant because of the existence of another…
PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING (PDP)
any design of cognition based upon the concept postulating that the symbolization of data is dispersed as patterns of activation…
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
the usually typical and predictable flow of pedestrian traffic in a public place, like a shopping mall, plaza, or road…
PERMEABILITY
noun. the state of being permeable to dissolved compounds, liquids, or gases. A perfect membrane hasn't any permeability, but the…
PERSONAL-SPACE INVASION
the impeding by one individual into the personal space of another. The intruder improperly and uncomfortably crowds the other individual,…
PHASE LOCKING
the propensity for a neural action potential to take place at a particular stage of a pure-tone stimulant. Typically, an…
PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
assessment of the functioning state of the body, an organ, or a tissue, inclusive of chemical and physical aspects and…
PLASTICITY
flexibility and acclimatability. Plasticity of the hormonal or nervous systems makes learning and registering new experiences possible. Early experiences can…
DECLARATIVE MEMORY
Memory that can be recalled in response to remember. Also called declarative knowledge. See explicit memory. Compare non-declarative memory- procedural…
DEINDIVIDUATION
An experiential state with a loss of awareness, changed perceptions and atypical behaviour.
DEPENDENCY-SUPPORT SCRIPT
The stragey where care givers consistently meet the needs of an older adult who is receiving care.
DISCRIMINATED OPERANT
An operant under stimulus control where response is more likely to occur with a discriminative stimulus is present tahn when…
DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA
A dissociative disorder. Where a person can't recall important information about experiences because they were traumatic and stressful.