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…
PAIRING HYPOTHESIS
the hypothesis appointing the critical attribute of Pavlovian conditioning as the temporal conjunction between a conditioned stimulant and an unconditioned…
PANIC DISORDER
in the DSM-IV-TR, an anxiety disorder marked by repetitive, sudden panic attacks which are correlated with (i) continual worry about…
PARADOXICAL DIRECTIVE
an instruction by a therapy professional toward the client to do exactly the opposite of what common sense would guide…
PARANOID TENDENCY
a tendency in regard to emotions of mistrust, persecutory beliefs, and aversive understandings of oneself and of other people.
PARASEXUALITY
noun. any type of carnal actions not consisting of average carnal acts performed with a consenting adult partner or normal…
PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING (PDM)
the management practice of permitting workers to engage in the decision-making procedure. The degree of participation can vary from a…