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TOPOGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION

the ordering of elements within a structure.

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM)

with regard to industrial and organizational theory, an all-encompassing approach to management which consists of a dedication to persistent enhancements…

TOWER OF HANOI

a puzzle frequently utilized within analyses of problem solving and presumptions of executive operates. within the most fundamental version, the…

TRACT

1. a bundle or set of nerve fibers within the CNS. The terminology of a tract commonly implies its starting…

TRAINING LOG

a type of self-monitoring, wherein athletes document sleep trends, food ingestion, disposition, degrees of anxiety, and causal scenarios, in addition…

TRANCE LOGIC

the assumed propensity of hypnotized people to engage at the same time in logically paradoxical or contradictory trains of thought.…

TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION (TM)

a method of concentrative meditation for reaching a transcendental state of awareness. Based upon the Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient Hindu…

TRANSFERASE

noun. any of a category of enzymes which catalyze the conversion of atoms from one molecule to another molecule.

TRANSIENT SITUATIONAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

a DSM-I denotation for posttraumatic distress disorder, replacing the older terminology of traumatic neurosis. This class additionally is inclusive of…

TRANSORBITAL LOBOTOMY

a previous psychosurgical method wherein a leukotome was posited through the socket overtop the eyes and cautiously swung through a…

TRAPEZOID BODY

a group of transverse nerve fibers inside the pons transporting afferent fibers from the cochlear nuclei to the superior olivary…

TREATMENT LEVEL

the specific condition to which a group or involved party is exposed within an analysis or experiment.

TRIAL MARRIAGE

an ordering by which a couple try to ascertain their compatibility and suitability for official marriage by cohabitating for a…

TRICHROMATISM

noun. Commonplace color vision: the ability to differentiate the three primary color systems of light-dark, blue-yellow, and red-green.

TRI-MEAN

noun. a gauge of central tendency calculated as the median's and the upper and lower hinges of the distribution of…

TROLAND

the unit of illumination at the retina, described as the illumination whenever a light source of 1 cd/m2 is observed…

TRUST EXERCISE

a typical process in group psychotherapy and development groups aimed at assisting members of the group learn to trust others.…

TULIPMANIA

1. the extraordinary overvaluing of tulip bulbs which took place in Holland during the 17th century. Initially posited into Holland…

TWIN STUDIES

research involving twins. The reason for this research is generally to evaluate the relative contributions of environment and genetics to…

TWO-WORD STAGE

the development time frame, ranging from 18 to 24 months old, whenever kids utilize two words at the same time…