PARENTAL INVESTMENT THEORY
the postulation that several carnal variants in sexually reproducing species can be comprehended with regard to the quantity of time,…
PARTHENOGENESIS
noun. literally, virgin birth: the generating of offspring without fertilization of the egg by sperm. It is the commonplace way…
PARTICIPANT MODELING
cultivated by Albert Bandura, a process for modifying behavior wherein sufficient types of behavior are designed for someone and then…
PASS MODEL
postulated by American psychologists Jack A. Naglieri and J.I. Das in 1990, a design of intellect based upon the theory…
PASSIVE SUICIDE
ambiguous actions which tend to be self-destructive, but not actively, and is, at time, considered to depict suicidal intent. Instances…
PATH-GOAL THEORY OF LEADERSHIP
a leadership theory postulating that leaders will be sufficient as long as they make it apparent to followers how they…
PATTERN VISION
the capacity to distinguish between forms, sizes, and other aspects of items in one's surroundings by visual trends. Pattern vision…
PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST (PPVT)
a test wherein groups of four black-and-white images are shown to the test-taker, who chooses the one which correlates to…
PEOPLE-FIRST LANGUAGE
linguistics which place an individual before their handicap by depicting what an individual has rather than equating the person with…
PERCEPTION
noun. the procedure or outcome of becoming conscious of items, unions, and events by way of the senses, that comprises…
PERCEPTUAL EXPANSION 1
the growth of the capacity to identify, perceive, and order intellectual, sensory, and emotional information in a meaningful manner. 2.…
PERCEPTUAL SYNTHESIS
1. the compilation of experience from all the senses to establish insight of the exterior world and one's encounters with…
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
the behavior or procedure of taking performance to a greater level of success.
PERIRHINAL CORTEX
a structure inside the medial temporal lobe across from the hippocampus which plays an imperative part as an interface between…