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…
PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT) 1
the remediation of pain, trauma, or illness using mechanical or physical techniques, like massage, heat, exercise, electrical currents, or water.…
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. a previous terminology for biological psychology. 2. a word initially utilized by Wilhelm Wundt to denote what is now…
PIGMENT BLEACHING
the alteration in the photopigment rhodopsin which takes place whenever it absorbs photons. The color of the pigment alters from…
PLANUM TEMPORALE
a part of the brain's superior temporal cortex, across from the primary auditory cortex, which comprises a portion of Wernicke's…
PLAYFULNESS
noun. the propensity to see the light or bright side of life, to joke with other people, and not to…
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…