PHENOMENALISM
the principle postulating that access to, and thereby insight of, the exterior world is always via sensory experience of phenomena.…
PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID
an intermediate outcome of the metabolism of phenylalanine. In clients with phenylketonuria, phenylalanine isn't synthesized or transformed into the normal…
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
the department of philosophy regarding queries about the nature and operating of mind and consciousness and the union of mind…
PHONOLOGICAL LOOP
an element of working memory or short-term memory which stores verbal data by rehearsal over brief intervals of time.
PHOTOTHERAPY
noun. therapy consisting of exposure to infrared or ultraviolet light that is utilized for the remediation of not just particular…
PHYSICAL DETERMINISM
the kind of determinism assumed to function among physical items in the natural world. With regard to psychology, is the…
PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATE
an correlation between a behavioral measure and a physiological measure. The presence of such might imply a causal relation, but…
PICTURE-WORLD TEST
a projective method for kids wherein the involved party composes a story about realistic scenes, adding items or figures as…
PILOT STUDY
a preemptive research project modeled to assess and change procedure in readying for a subsequent and more complex research project.…
PLAIN ENGLISH LAW 1
in some states within the U.S., a law necessitating lawyers to utilize less arcane, more easily understood language in drafting…
PLATONIC LOVE
a kind of love wherein there is no overt carnal behavior or wanting. The word stems from a misperception of…
PAIN SENSE
a sense, consisting of free nerve endings on the body's exterior and in some interior organs, which renders a particular…
PALEOLOGIC THINKING
psychological thinking marked by concrete, dream-like thought procedures, as those that take place in kids.
PANUM PHENOMENON
an optic illusion generated by binocular fusion of independent pictures shown to the left and right eyes, the fused picture…