Neurology

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GENETIC EPISTEMOLOGY

name of the experimental study of the development of knowledge that was started by Jean Piaget.

GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE CORRELATION

a correlation between the nature or the location of a mutation in an individual based on observations of affected individuals

GLASS CEILING

the name for the invisible barrier that prevents able and ambitious women from rising to positions of authority in many

GONADOSTAT THEORY

the name of the mechanism that is associated with the initiation of puberty where ovarian or testicular hormones regulate hypothalamic

GROUP HARMONY

This describes the extent to which group interactions among members are friendly, congruous and free from any conflicts.

I STATEMENT

Communication tool where the first person pronoun is used in talking about a person's issues in relationships. They reduce the

INTERNAL VALIDITY

Degree to which a study or experiment is free from flaws in its internal structure and its results can therefore

INTERSTIMULUS INTERVAL (1S1)

Stimulus and the time between presentations, and are timed usually from one end of the presentation stimulus and to the

INTROCEPTION

A person that is attentive and understanding to the motives, needs and experiences of herself or himself and others. It

INVOLUNTARY TURNOVER

An organization and the number of employees who leave involuntarily in a given period. Involuntary turnover is the distinction usually

JOB DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY (JDS)

It is the measure of the motivational components of a job, as identified by the job characteristics MODI I. of

KETOCONAZOLE

It is an antifungal agent that has been suggested as a treatment for depression resistant to conventional drugs, due to

LABELED LINES

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

LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS (LH)

The portion of the hyothalamus which aides in the process of eating and stimulation of this part of the brain

EXTRINSIC RELIGION

is the binary opposite of intrinsic religion. Extrinsic religion primarily concerns itself with the social and moral obligations to those

FACIAL EXPRESSION

was first theorized and discussed by the British biologist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) as a form of communication between

FACTORIAL INVARIANCE

is a theory which implies all variables (not only certain variables in a select group) remain identical during the processes

FALSIFICATIONISM

was first proposed by Austrian-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902 - 1994) postulating that only through falisification can a concept

FEATURE ABSTRACTION

Hypothetical process where a person learns from experience with the exemplars of different categories where features are used to describe

FIDELITY

1. the faithfulness of one person to another, a group or a belief. 2. The degree of accuracy of a