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TRIPHASIC PATTERN

a characteristic chain of muscle activations, agonist, then antagonist, and eventually agonist again, viewed in swift, unidirectional motions toward a

TROPISM

a type of orientation viewed in both aminals and plants away from or toward a stimulant, like gravity or sunshine.

TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE

an enzyme which catalyzes the initial step in the biosynthesis of serotonin. It utilizes tetrahydrobiopterin as a component enzyme to

TURBINATE

noun. any of three bony shelves within the nasal cavity. The turbinates generate turbulence in the airflow progressing from the

TWO-PLUS-TWO PHENOMENON

a fallacy of reasoning wherein viewed or accepted facts are thought to make a specific conclusion so "apparent" that the

TYPE A PERSONALITY

a character trend marked by high degrees of achievement motivation, chronic competitiveness, and hostility.

TYPOLOGY

noun. any study of a specific classification of phenomena into categories based upon typical traits of a personality.

TEASE

verb. to pester, provoke, or torture another individual via different forms of irritating actions, like name-calling, offenses, or repetitive annoyances.

TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE (TDD)

a tool utilized by people with hearing loss or speech handicaps to correspond via telephone lines. It commonly comprises a

TELEPLASM

noun. Reference: ectoplasm.

TEMPERATURE ILLUSION

a misperception of a temperature stimulant.

TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY

the surgical removal of a temporal lobe or a part of it. It might be done as part of the

TENDON SENSATION

the kinesthetic feeling generated by arousal of receptors within a tendon.

TERMAN, LEWIS MADISON

An American psychologist. Terman earned his doctorate in 1905 at Clark University and worked for 4 years at the Los

TERRITORIALITY

noun. 1. an animal's defending of a particular geographic region from intrusion by other members of the identical species.

TEST OF ATTENTIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL STYLE (TAIS)

a self-report inventory which identifies a person's dominant attentional style and profiles their style of interacting with other people. Greatly

TEST-STUDY-TEST METHOD

an approach to the teaching of spelling which utilizes a pretest to identify the terms a kid knows, and subsequently,

T-GROUP

framing group: a form of experiential group, generally comprised of up to a dozen or so individuals, regarding fostering the

THEISM

a belief in God, particularly a personal God thought to be the creator and keeper of the world, who nurtures

THEORY OF MENTAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

a design of mental styles which postulates many dimensions to depict the favored manners wherein people think or display their