PHOTOPIC LUMINOSITY
the relative efficacy of multiple varied wavelengths of light for visual acuity under light-adapted states.
PHYSICALISM
noun. 1. the principle which posits that reality contains matter and that mind is thus, reducible to matter. 2. the…
PICK'S DISEASE
a type of dementia marked by ongoing degeneration of the temporal and frontal regions of the brain with the existence…
PIGMENT EPITHELIUM
the sole cuboidal layer of pigmented cells which abuts the ends of the photoreceptors in the retina. The pigment within…
PIPERIDINEDIONES
noun. a category of chemically corresponding drugs previously utilized for daytime sedation or the controlling of insomnia but no longer…
PLACEBO EFFECT
a clinically substantial reaction to a therapeutically inert compound or non-particular remediation. It is now recognized that placebo effects comes…
PLAYGROUND DESIGN
the model of recreational areas for kids, that can impact their play behavior.
PADDED CELL
a room in a psychiatric facility or ward which is lined with mattresses or other thick padded materials on the…
PAIRED-ASSOCIATES LEARNING
a method utilized in analyzing learning wherein involved parties learn syllables, terms, or other objects in coupled groups and are…
PALLIDOTOMY
noun. a neurosurgical method wherein electrodes are utilized to selectively lesion the globus pallidus. Pallidotomy is utilized for the controlling…
PANIC ATTACK
an abrupt onset of severe apprehension and fear, when threats of tangible danger are lacking, joined by the existence of…
PAPILLEDEMA
noun. an inflammation of the optic disk because of an escalation in intracranial pressure. Commonly referred to as choked disk.
PARADOX OF FREEDOM
a basic paradox which grows under presumptions of determinism in human behavior: mainly, that even though particular behaviors can be…
PARANOID STATE
a state marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution which aren't as systematized and significant as in a delusional disorder…
PARAPSYCHOLOGY
noun. the step-by-step analysis of supposed psychological phenomena consisting of the transfer of data or energy which can't be described…