WUNDT, WILHELM MAX, (1832— 1920)
Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, was bom near Mannheim, the son of a Lutheran minister. After years of tutoring…
WERNICKE’S SYNDROME
A brain disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamins, particularly thiamine and niacin; first described in 1881 by the German…
WERTHEIMER, MAX (1880-1943)
Wertheimer, originator of the Gestalt theory, was born in Prague, studied law at the universitythen became interested in psychology and…
WHITE, WILLIAM ALANSON (1870- 1937)
White, a leading figure in the development of American psychiatry, was bom in New York City and received his medical…
WITHDRAWAL
A defensive reaction consisting of retreat from threatening situations and, in its pathological form, retreat from reality as a whole.There…
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
Mental and physical symptoms experienced when drugs are unavailable to individuals who have become addicted or habituated to them.These symptoms…
WAKING HYPNOSIS
a state of hypnosis elicited without referring to sleep by getting the involved party to focus their attention on an…
WARM-UP EFFECT
a phenomenon viewed in learning and motor tasks wherein people carry on imprecisely and gradually at the beginning of a…
WAVELENGTH THRESHOLDS
the minimal and maximal light or noise wavelengths which can be interpreted. In the human visual system, differ slightly with…
WECHSLER PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCALE OF INTELLIGENCE (WPPSI)
an intelligence test for kids from 2 years 6 months old to 7 years 3 months which presently utilizes seven…
WELCH-ASPIN T TEST
a variant on the T test which is utilized whenever the presumption of homogeneity of variance is violated.
WESTERMARCK EFFECT
the postulation that individuals who are reared nearby or in the same home do not find each other sexually appealing…
WHITE RAMI COMMUNICANTES
the myelinated fibers of the preganglionic departments running from spinal roots to ganglia of the sympathetic chain within the thoracic…
WIDE-RANGE TEST
a test with low floor and high ceiling or a test with objects which gauge performance at extremely low and…
WILLOWBROOK CONSENT JUDGMENT
a landmark agreement in 1975 between agencies, mothers and fathers, and friends of the court and New York, indicating the…
WITMER, LIGHTNER
American psychologist. Witmer received his doctorate at the University of Leipzig under Wilhelm Wundt. He was a psychology instructor at…
WORD FLUENCY (WF)
the capacity to list terms swiftly in specific classifications. The capacity is correlated to a portion of the brain anterior…
WORK-REST CYCLE
any permanent or repeating series wherein time used performing jobs is interspersed with intermittent breaks.
WRITER'S CRAMP
a painful spasm of the muscles used in writing or typing, that might be a kind of occupational cramp or…