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PRECUNEUS

a region on the medial surface of the parietal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere within the brain. Residing between the

PREDICTIVE VALUE

as a predictor of a phenomenon of interest, the expected validity of a test.

PREFERRED NOISE CRITERION (PNC)

a sound level established for consistent ambient sound within enclosed spaces and utilized to establish or test for permitable background

PRELOGICAL THINKING

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, outdated thought procedures which are typical of formative childhood, whenever thought is under the management

PREMOTOR AREA

an area of the motor cortex concerned with motor planning.

PREORGASMIC

1. corresponding to the state just prior to orgasm. It is marked by escalated breathing, heart beats per minute, and

PREPYRIFORM AREA

the olfactory projection region at the bottom of the brain's temporal lobe.

PLOSIVE

1. designating a speech noise wherein the airstream is partly or completely blocked and abruptly released. A noise might be

POINT OF SUBJECTIVE EQUALITY (PSE)

the value of a comparison stimulant which, for a rendered viewer, is equally plausible of being determined as higher or

POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION

the transmission of political norms via cultural agents, like educational facilities, mothers, fathers, or other caregivers, peers and friends, or

POLYGYNY

1. with regard to animals, a mating system wherein a male mates with two or more females, but a female

POLYSENSORY UNIT

a neuron within the CNS or a sensory receptor which generally reacts to more than one kind of stimulant, like

POPULATION RESEARCH

the analysis of the numbers, and modifications in the numbers, of individuals and other living beings, concentrating on the reasons

POSITION EFFECT

with regard to parapsychology experiments using zener cards or alike targets, an impact wherein the position of the target in

POSITIVE FEEDBACK

1. an organization whereby some of the output of a system, whether biological or mechanical is fed back to escalate

POSITIVISM

noun. a group of philosophical stances positing that all meaningful propositions must be reducible to sensory experience and viewing, and

POSTEMPLOYMENT SERVICES

1. with regard to vocational rehabilitation, follow-up help or programs modeled to assist recently employed people with impairments to acclimate

POSTLINGUALLY DEAFENED

becoming deaf following the learning of a language.

POSTTEST

1. a test given following the finishing of a principal test or instruction program. It might be rendered along with

POSTURING

noun. the taking on of an odd or inappropriate bodily position or outlook for an extended period of time. It