PUBLICATION ETHICS
Publication ethics are rules of conduct generally agreed upon when publishing results of scientific research or other scholarly work. Generally…
PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM
In evolutionary theory, the periods of rapid change leading to development of new species are extended over a time line…
PURE-STIMULUS ACT
A response that does not impel an organism closer to its goal, but serves as a stimulus for other response(s).…
PURSUIT ROTOR
Used to test visual-motor coordination, a device with a small target area embedded in a disk. The person being tested…
PYRAMIDAL TRACT
The pyramidal tract is the primary pathway used by motor neurons originating in the motor area of the cerebral cortex.…
PRESSURE OF IDEAS
One of the symptoms of mania leading to not only spontaneous but often very productive thought.
PRETEST COUNSELING
Pretest counseling is used to determine whether genetic testing should proceed. The potential subject of the test is educated on…
PRICE-QUALITY RELATIONSHIP
Simply put, the price quality relationship says that consumer perception is that the higher the price of an item, the…
PRIMARY ANXIETY
The spontaneous response to trauma. The theory also suggests that primary anxiety is a response to the dissolution of the…
PRIMARY DEVIANCE
The initial act that deviates from the rules of society, such as deliberate non-conformity by an individual, who up to…
PRIMARY MEMORY (PM)
A former description of what is now referred to as short-term memory, Primary Memory refers to memory that retains data…
PRIMARY SENSORY AREA
Contained in the neocortex, a primary sensory area receives sensory input such as sound, taste and vision. There are specific…
PRINCIPLE OF PRAGNANZ
Deriving its name from the German word for "terseness", the principle of prananz states the individual subjects prefer to perceive…
PROBLEM-FOCUSED COPING
A coping strategy differentiated from others by the presence of ideas designed to decrease or eliminate stressors by generating solutions…
PROCESS LOSS
When groups are involved, process loss refers to the inadequate execution of actions that will lead to optimum performance. These…