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PEDUNCLE

a stalk-like group of nerve fibers.

PENDULUM PROBLEM

a Piagetian job utilized to evaluate mental growth. The involved party is asked to work out what oversees the velocity…

PEPTIDE HORMONE

any hormone which is categorized chemically as a peptide. Peptide hormones are inclusive of adrenocorticotropic hormone, oxytocin, cholecystokinin, corticotropin-releasing hormone,…

PERCEPTIVE

adjective. depicting someone who is sensitive and discriminating, particularly in the judgment of individuals, art pieces, and so on.

PERCEPTUAL FILTERING

the procedure regarding centering attention upon a chosen subset of the vast number of sensory stimulants which exist at any…

PERCEPTUAL USER INTERFACE

an interface which would allow a computer system to perceive, comprehend, and react adequately to the facial expressions, talking, gestures…

PERFORMANCE IMAGERY

1. the utilization of imagery to cognitively re-develop all the sensations of a performance. 2. the utilization of imagery during…

PERIPATOLOGIST

noun. the previous terminology for an O&M specialist.

PERKY EFFECT

the propensity for an imagined stimulant to interfere with seeing a tangible objective stimulant whenever the imagined type is close…

PERSISTENCE

1. perseverance or recurrence of a specific action, procedure , or activity in spite of the ceasing of the originating…

PERSONAL DISTANCE ZONE

with regard to cultural psychology, the distance zone taken on by those engaging with friends and private acquaintances. It is…

PERSONALISM

noun. 1. the stance that character should be the central subject within the study of psychology. 2. a propensity to…

PERSONALITY TRAIT

a fairly steady, reliable, and enduring interior characteristic which is inferred from a trend of actions, outlooks, feelings, and habits…

PERSON-TO-PERSON RATING SCALE

a rating scale which contrasts traits of the person being rated with the traits of a the selecting group of…

PETECHIAL HEMORRHAGE

a small hemorrhage, frequently of pinpoint size or girth.

PHALLIC STAGE

with regard to the traditional psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, the phase of psychosexual growth happening at around age 3,…

PHARMACODYNAMICS

noun. the analysis of the interactions of drugs with the receptors which are accountable for their acts upon the body.…

PHENERGAN

noun. a brand name for promethazine.

PHENTERMINE

noun. an appetite suppressant with a behavioral mechanism alike to amphetamines. Similar to other appetite suppressants, it is sufficient only…

PHILO- (PHIL-)

combining form: love of or attention to.