PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
noun. a minor tumor which generally occurs in the adrenal medulla but might take place in tissues of the sympathetic…
PHINEAS GAGE
someone, frequently depicted in introductory psychology texts and manuals, who was made a celebrity whenever a railroad tie passed through…
PHYSICAL MAP
a kind of chromosome map which describes the actual physical locale of genes and inherited markers on the chromosome, with…
PHYSIOLOGICAL MOTIVE
a motive stemming from a basic physiological need, like the necessity for food.
PIECEWISE REGRESSION
a variant on typical least squares regression wherein a regression line containing many varying lines is fitted to the information.…
PLACE CELLS
neurons within the hippocampus which fire selectively whenever an animal is in a specific spatial place or progressing toward such…
PLANNED COMPARISON
a comparison among at least two means in analysis of variance or regression analysis which has been ascertained before the…
PLAUSIBLE RIVAL HYPOTHESIS
a proposition which renders a logical alternative to the research hypothesis being examined.
PAINFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
discomfort happening during coitus, that might spam from irritation, if the vagina is swollen due to a bacterial infection, to…
PAPER-AND-PENCIL TEST
an examination wherein the problems or queries are penned, printed, or drawn and the answers are penned too.