POSTTEST-ONLY CONTROL-GROUP DESIGN
an experimental model consisting just of a posttest and an experimental and a control group.
POWER PLAY
an aggressive method or plan utilized to reach an end, frequently via the coercion of other people.
PRAGMATICS
with regard to language, the study of linguistics with regard to its operational communicative properties instead of its official and…
PREDICTOR VARIABLE
with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,…
PRENATAL COUNSELING
counseling rendered to couples or to single females who are pregnant, or planning for a pregnancy. Sometimes, it also encompasses…
PREPARATORY INTERVAL
the time between a warning sign and the tangible occurrence of the stimulant.
PRESBYOPIA
noun. an average, age-associated alteration in vision because of reduced lens elasticity and accommodative capacity, ending in lessened capacity to…
PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE
the state of affairs wherein nearly all members of a group privately refute what is considered to be the majority…
POISSON DISTRIBUTION
a theoretical statistical distribution which produces the likelihood at which rare occurrences actually happen, that are randomly distributed in space…
POLTERGEIST
noun. a claimed paranormal phenomenon wherein an unseen presence disrupts a home with noisy and destructive pranks, like shutting doors,…
POLYSYNAPTIC ARC
a neural arc comprised of a lot of synapses. Commonly referred to as multisynaptic arc.
PORIOMANIA
noun. an irresistible urge to wander off or run away, either being aware of such or in an amnestic state.…
POSITIONAL CLONING
a method to find a gene which causes an illness, utilized whenever there isn't much known about the biochemical premise…
POSITIVE ILLUSION
a belief about oneself which is good or favorable and which is kept constant regardless of its authenticity. The most…