PENETRATION
the introduction of the penis into the vagina. In the U.S., legal definitions in instances of rape or illicit sex…
PERCEPTUAL ANCHORING
1. the procedure wherein the factors of a stimulant are comprehended as being relative to another, anchoring, stimulant. 2. Reference:…
PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR LEARNING
the acquiring of a skill which necessitates connecting the perceptual discrimination of imperative stimulants with adequate motor reactions.
PERFORMANCE TEST
any challenge of capacity necessitating mainly motor, instead of verbal, reactions.
PERIPHERAL CUE
an aspect exterior to the merits of an argument which can be utilized to supply a fairly low-effort premise for…
PERMEABLE FAMILY
a more fluid and pliable form of the nuclear family which some sociologists consider to be an emerging standard in…
PERSISTENT PUBERISM
a condition wherein secondary carnal traits come to be paused in growth and people stay in effect pubescent for the…
PERSONAL FABLE
a belief in one's differences and invulnerability, that is an indicator of adolescent egocentrism and might continue further into one's…
PERSONALITY
noun. the configuration of personality traits and actions which includes a person's individual acclimation to life, inclusive of primary traits,…
PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION
1. teaching centered upon the precise level of pupils' needs in a subject, regardless of curriculum or grade assignments 2.…
PHALLOCENTRIC
1. designating a society or belief system wherein the phallus is thought of as a sacred provider of life, supply…
PHARMACOLOGICAL ANTAGONISM
a type of antagonism between two drugs wherein one serves as an agonist at a particular receptor site and the…
PHENOMENAL
the self as felt by the persno at a chosen time. Only a minute portion of self-knowledge is active in…
PHENYLCYCLOHEXYL DERIVATIVES
a class of drugs introduced in 1960 as possible general anesthetics but cessated because they caused severe psychological disruptions in…
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
the department of psychology which analyzes the philosophical dilemmas pertaining to the discipline and the philosophical presumptions which underlie its…