SEPARATION ANXIETY
a fear of being taken away from the person you trust most, mainly at a young age.
SEX INSTINCT
a dominant trait in men and recessive in women and the full effects are only seen in men.
SEX-LINKED
a gene that is found on one of the sex chromosomes, usually X or a trait determined by the gene.…
POINT-HOUR RATIO (PHR)
the average numerical grade achieved by a pupil, found by dividing achieved grade points by the entire number of class…
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
an interdisciplinary field which analyzes the social premise of and social impacts on political institutions, political motions and progressions, public…
POLYITEROPHILIA
noun. carnal interest and arousal centered upon repeating the same carnal behaviors and actions multiple times, and with various partners.
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
noun. the documenting of multiple different physiological procedures during the night, for the purpose of diagnosing sleep-related disorders.
POPULATION STEREOTYPE
with regard to ergonomics, generalizations about the perceptual, mental, or physical traits of a set of users, which are pertinent…
POSITION POWER
a ability to impact other people based upon the acceptance by these other people that the individual impacting them occupies…
POSITIVE FINDINGS BIAS
the propensity for researchers to hope for, interpret, and report outcomes reinforcing research hypotheses instead of the null hypothesis. Positive…
POSITIVIST CRIMINOLOGY
an approach which attempts to explain criminal actions not as an exercise of free will or of one's choosing, but…
POSTENCEPHALITIC AMNESIA
a memory disorder which takes place in some people who have recovered from an onset of viral encephalitis. The indicators…
POSTMODERNISM
noun. 1. a number of corresponding philosophical propensities which grew in response to classical modernism during the late twentieth century.…
POSTTEST COUNSELING
a kind of genetic counseling which takes place during and following disclosure of genetic test results. Posttest counseling centers upon…
POSTVENTION
noun. the emotional release necessary for helpers and other people who work with those who have endured a traumatic occurence…