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PHONETIC SYMBOLISM

the hypothesis postulating that there is a communication of some form between the sounds of words and their afferents, as

PHOSPHORYLATION

the addition of at least one phosphate group.

PHOTOPIC

adjective. corresponding to vision in environments with bright illumination, particularly daytime.

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

PIBLOKTO

a society-bound syndrome viewed mainly in female Inuit and other arctic populaces. People experience an abrupt dissociative period of intense

PIGMENT BLEACHING

the alteration in the photopigment rhodopsin which takes place whenever it absorbs photons. The color of the pigment alters from

PINNA

the portion of the exterior ear which projects past the head. Commonly referred to as auricle.

PLACEBO CONTROL GROUP

a control group which is given a placebo.

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