PHALLIC PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a trend of narcissistic behavior exemplified by vanity, excessive self-assurance, boastfulness, compulsive carnal behavior, and…
PHANTOM-LOVER SYNDROME
a kind of erotic delusion exaggerated around an individual who doesn't really exist.
PHASIC RECEPTOR
a receptor cell which reflects a swift decrease in the frequency of discharge of nerve impulses as arousal is preserved.
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
PHI-GAMMA FUNCTION
for the technique of constant stimulants, a plot of reaction likelihood based upon stimulant strength or size which takes on…
PHONETIC SYMBOLISM
the hypothesis postulating that there is a communication of some form between the sounds of words and their afferents, as…
PHRENOLOGY
noun. a theory of personality developed in the 18th and 19th centuries by an Austrian philosopher and anatomist named Johann…
PHYSICALISM
noun. 1. the principle which posits that reality contains matter and that mind is thus, reducible to matter. 2. the…
PICK'S DISEASE
a type of dementia marked by ongoing degeneration of the temporal and frontal regions of the brain with the existence…
PIGMENT EPITHELIUM
the sole cuboidal layer of pigmented cells which abuts the ends of the photoreceptors in the retina. The pigment within…
PIPERIDINEDIONES
noun. a category of chemically corresponding drugs previously utilized for daytime sedation or the controlling of insomnia but no longer…
PLACEBO EFFECT
a clinically substantial reaction to a therapeutically inert compound or non-particular remediation. It is now recognized that placebo effects comes…
PLAYGROUND DESIGN
the model of recreational areas for kids, that can impact their play behavior.
PACKET SWITCHING
a way of conveying messages from one place to another using a computer network which makes effective utilization of the…
PAIRED COMPARISON
1. a step-by-step process for contrasting a group of stimulants or other objects. A couple of stimulants appeared to the…