PILOT TESTING
the assessment of some factor of the research materials or procedure utilized in a pilot study.
PIVOT GRAMMAR
a kind of basic grammar expressed in the formative phases of language cultivation. Pivot grammar is marked by two-word utterances…
PLANCK'S PRINCIPLE
the notion that new scientific theories don't attain approval by a step-by-step procedure of validation which persuades opponents to believe…
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…
PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING (PDP)
any design of cognition based upon the concept postulating that the symbolization of data is dispersed as patterns of activation…
PARANOIAC CHARACTER
a character style whose main trait is a propensity to blame their surroundings for their hardships.
PARAPHILIA NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
in the DSM-IV-TR, a residual class consisting of paraphilias.
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
one of two departments of the ANS, the other being the SNS. Structurally, it consist of the part of the…
PARENT IMAGE
a symbolization of the mother or father which exists in the mind of the person but not automatically as a…
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS
an international establishment supplying shared social support, educational programs, and activities for single parents and their kids.
PARTIAL REINFORCEMENT EFFECT
(PRE) accelerated resistance to extinction after occasional reinforcement instead of after continuous reinforcement. Commonly referred to as partial reinforcement extinction…