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TRIGEMINAL CHEMORECEPTION

the arousal of free nerve endings of the trigeminal nerve within the nasal cavity by odorous chemicals, generating feelings of

TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT

a contiguous repeating of the same three nucleotides inside a nucleic acid. The occurrence of extra trinucleotide repetitions in specific

TROPIA

the relative veering away of the visual axes during binocular observation of a sole target, resulting in irregular or odd

TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVES

a set of drugs which are chemically correlated to serotonin. They are inclusive of a large amount of agents with

T-UNIT

noun. With regard to language, short for minimal terminable unit. T-units are the shortest grammatically whole units into which a

TWO-BY-TWO FACTORIAL DESIGN

an experimental model wherein there are two separate variants, each having two levels. Whenever this model is depicted as a

TYMPANOPLASTY

noun. surgery to fix the eardrum or the bones in the middle ear.

TYPICALITY EFFECT

the discovery that individuals are faster to make category judgments regarding common members of a category than they are to

TELECANTHUS-HYPOSPADIAS SYNDROME

a genetic disorder characterized by greatly spaced eyes, a high nasal bridge, and a urethral opening on the ventral side

TELEPHONE INTERVIEW

an interview which is performed via telephone instead of in person.

TEMPERAMENT TRAIT

1. a biologically rooted, hereditary character trait. 2. a characteristic which consists of affective styles of behavior and emotional factors.

TEMPORAL LOBE SYNDROME

a set of character and behavioral disruptions correlated with temporal lobe epilepsy in some people. These might be inclusive of

TENDON

noun. a sturdy band of tissue which links bone and muscle.

TERATOLOGICAL DEFECT

a structural or operational irregularity within a person elicited by genetic aspects or a climate-related impact, like exposure to drugs

TERRITORIAL DOMINANCE

1. the capacity of resident animals to safeguard a defined space in addition to driving out intruders which might be

TEST ITEM

a constituent portion, or the tiniest scoreable unit, of a test.

TESTOSTERONE

noun. a male sex hormone and the most potent androgen generated by the testes. It encourages the growth of male

TEXTURE SEGREGATION TASK

any detection job wherein the figure to be detected is defined by textural components so that it must be differentiated

THEATER OF SPONTANEITY

The procedure of playing improvised portions within the theater, which have not been practiced, and have proved to be not

THEORY OF AGING

any of many hypotheses about the psychological, biological, or social elicitors of aging.