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WORK-LIMIT TEST

an examination wherein all persons taking the exam perform the same job with grades based upon the time needed for

WRITER'S BLOCK

limited capacity to begin or persist in working on an section or article of writing. The trouble is credited mainly

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 MOTIVATION

the drive or motivation to make a concerted effort in one

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