PHOTOPIGMENT
noun. a substance in a retinal rod or retinal cone which interacts with light to initiate a chemical cascade resulting…
PHYSIOLOGY
noun. the science of the operations of living organisms, inclusive of the physical and chemical procedures engaged and the activities…
PICTURE SUPERIORITY EFFECT
the propensity for an image or drawing to be recalled better than the terminology of the pictured item.
PITCH DISCRIMINATION
the capacity to recognize modifications in noise based upon pitch. It is more properly referred to as frequency discrimination because…
PLACEMENT TEST
an examination utilized by educational facilities to place pupils in courses that adequately match their skills, achievements, and interests.
PLASTIC TONUS
a state of voluntary muscles so that an appendage can be passively moved into positions which are held constant, at…
PLEASURE CENTER
any of multiple different regions of the brain which, upon intracranial self-stimulation, have been involved in generating satisfaction. The presence…
PAIN MANAGEMENT
the inhibition, lessening, or ridding of physical or cognitive suffering or discomfort, that might be attained by pharmacotherapy, behavioral techniques,…
PALMAR REFLEX
a reflex wherein the fingers are flexed whenever the palm is stimulated or touched.
PANPSYCHISM
noun. the stance postulating that all components of the natural world retain some quality of soul or some type of…
PARABIOSIS
noun. the faux or innate connecting of two people so that their circulatory programs interlink, as in the circumstance of…
PARADOXICAL INTENTION
initially performed by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor K. Frankl, a psychotherapeutic method wherein the patient is asked to exaggerate an uncomfortable,…
PARALANGUAGE
noun. the vocal but non-verbal components of correspondence by talking. Paralanguage comprises not just suprasegmental aspects of talking, like stress…
PARANOID-SCHIZOID POSITION
with regard to the object relations theory of Melanie Klein, the time from birth until the 6th month of life…