WUNDT GRAVITY PHONOMETER
a device for locating the variation thresholds for noise intensity.
WAGE COMPRESSION
the propensity for the space in salaries between permanent workers and the newly hired to thin as the rate of…
WANDERING BEHAVIOR
a disruption of motor activity which consists of directionless, disoriented motion. These actions commonly take place in people with dementia,…
WATER-JUG PROBLEMS
a group of problems wherein involved parties are requested to explain how they would measure out a particular quantity of…
WEBER FRACTION
the ratio of the just noticeable variation to the severity of a stimulant. Escalations in the severity of a stimulant…
WEIGHT REGULATION
a process, overseen by a complex range of neural devices and structures, wherein the brain seeks an ideal equilibrium between…
WHIPLASH EFFECT
a painful trauma to the soft tissues of the neck, that can continue for months, stemming from an abrupt change…
WHOLE METHOD OF LEARNING
a learning method wherein the complete block of material is memorized, in contract to learning the material in portions.
WILL DISTURBANCE
an insufficiency or absence of motivation identified by Eugen Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist, as a fundamental indicator of schizophrenia. The…
WITCH DOCTOR
with regard to a multitude of traditional cultures, an individual thought to have magical powers utilizes these primarily to cure…
WORD-RECOGNITION SKILLS
the group of methods which are utilized to identify words in reading, inclusive of the instant identification of sight words,…
WORKING BACKWARD
a problem-resolution method wherein the solver starts at the objective state and tries to discover a passage back to the…
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
a specialized department of the United Nations which advocates for technical medical cooperation among countries, performs programs to manage and…
WUNDT, WILHELM MAX
A German psychologist and physiologist. Wundt earned his medical degree and his second doctorate studying under Johannes Muller. He then…