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…
FIRST-ORDER FACTOR
Used in factor analysis. Any factors that are derived from the correlation among the manifest variables, as opposed to second-…
FLOW PATTERN
a term that is used to describe the aggregate movement of the elements that are in a visual scene as…
FOOD FADDISM
the dietary practice based on exaggerated and often incorrect beliefs about the effects of food or nutrition on health, particularly…
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development. These are the fully developed intellectual functions of abstract thinking, logical processes, judgement and…
FRIENDSHIP
voluntary relationship between people that lasts a long time and those involved are concerned about each other. It develops from…
FUNCTIONAL AMNESIA
a psychiatric disorder with amnesia for autobiographical events. Episodic memory is lost about yourself as is semantic memory when a…
FUNCTIONAL STATUS
the measure of a person's ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Functional status may be used as an…
GASOLINE INTOXICATION
The euphoric reaction induced by inhalation of gasoline vapor. It results in headaches, weakness, depression of the central nervous system,…
GENDER NONCONFORMITY
the term that applies to the behaviour that differs from that of others of the same sex or from cultural…