POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION
a recommendation made to an individual under hypnosis and enacted following waking from the hypnotic trance. Generally, the action is…
POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL (PSP)
the electric potential at a dendrite or other exterior region of a neuron after an impulse has reached it across…
POSTURAL SET
a body position, marked by escalated muscle tone, which is taken on in readying for a reaction.
POWER ELITE
the concept of a minimal amount of powerful people, particularly political, corporate, military, or religious leaders, who attain the most…
PRACTICUM SUPERVISION
a diversified and comprehensive training experience for pupils aiming to be professional practitioners in a chosen occupational field. Management of…
PRECEDENCE EFFECT 1
the influence of the brain in finding the root cause of a noise without being conscious of reflected noises from…
PREDICTIVE VALIDITY
an index of how well a test corresponds to a variant which is gauged in the future, at a time…
PREFERENTIAL LOOKING TECHNIQUE
a technique for evaluating the perceptual abilities of non-speaking human infants and animals. Infants will preferentially focus a more interesting…
PRELITERATE
1. designating a kid who has not yet learned to read or write. 2. designating a societal or cultural group…
PREMORTEM CLARITY
a state of cognitive alertness, following a time of clouded or mixed up cognition, which sometimes returns before death. Premortem…
PREOPTIC AREA
a area of the hypothalamus lying above and just in front of the optic chiasm. Nuclei at this site are…
PREPULSE INHIBITION
reduction of a reflex reaction by displaying a weak stimulant just prior to the strong stimulant which induces the reaction.
PAINFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
discomfort happening during coitus, that might spam from irritation, if the vagina is swollen due to a bacterial infection, to…
PAPER-AND-PENCIL TEST
an examination wherein the problems or queries are penned, printed, or drawn and the answers are penned too.