PARAGRAPHIA
noun. a state wherein writing is skewed by transposition or exclusion of letters and terms or imposition of inaccurate and…
PARALLELISM
1. typically, the quality or state of being parallel, structurally alike, or possessing correlating aspects. 2. with regard to philosophy,…
PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
in the DSM-IV-TR, a personality disorder marked by (i) pervasive, unnecessary suspicions and mistrust, (ii) over-sensitivity and, (iii) limited affectivity.
PARATHYROID HORMONE
a hormone dispersed by the parathyroid glands whenever blood-calcium levels are minimal. It encourages dissolution of bone tissue and absorption…
PARENTAL INVESTMENT
the quantity of energy a mother or father uses in caring for their young. Since ova are much bigger than…
PARETO PRINCIPLE 1
with regard to economics, the standard postulating that eighty percent of the wealth in any culture will be owned by…
PART METHOD OF LEARNING
an acquisition type wherein the material is separated into portions, each to be mastered on its own, in a successive…
PARTICIPANT
noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter…
PARVOCELLULAR SYSTEM
the part of the optic system which projects to or starts from small neurons within the four dorsal layers of…
PATH COEFFICIENT
with regard to path analysis, any of the set of regression-like coefficients which show the magnitude of unions across the…
PATHOMIMICRY
noun. aware or unaware imitating, generation, or faking of indicators of illness or disorder. Commonly referred to as pathomimesis.
PATTERN THEORY
a theory preserving that the nerve impulse pattern for pain is generated by severe arousal of non-particular receptors, since there…
PERCEPTUAL DISTURBANCE
a disorder of comprehension, like (i) identifying letters but not terms, (ii) incapacity to determine direction or size, (iii) confusing…