WHITEOUT SYNDROME
a psychosis happening in people who are exposed to the same white, poor surroundings for extended periods of time.
WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE
a group program wherein demanding outdoor adventures are taken for prolonged periods to cultivate bettered self-effectiveness, willingness, and social abilities…
WINNER EFFECT
the escalated probability that a person will win aggressive challenges as an outcome of having won prior challenges. The might…
WOLFFIAN DUCT
an elementary duct system within the embryo which grows into structures of the male reproductive system. With regard to the…
WORD-FORM DYSLEXIA
a form of acquired dyslexia marked by the incapacity to identify and read whole words, that can be read only…
WORKAHOLIC
noun. an informal term for a person who has a continual drive to work, works to an extreme level, and…
WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH
a United States Army research institute which performs a multitude of applied-research programs.
WATERFALL ILLUSION
the most widely recognized instance of a movement aftereffect, generated by observing a waterfall for a time and then switching…
WEAPONS EFFECT
escalated hostility or an elevated propensity toward aggression generated by just the sight of a weapon. If provoked, people who…
WELTANSCHAUUNG
noun. any basic comprehension of the universe, and of humankind's orientation within it, kept by a person, a society, or…
WHEELCHAIR
noun. a chair that has wheels modeled to accelerate the mobility of people not capable of walking without help. One…
WHITTEN EFFECT
the impact of chemical correspondence in eliciting ovulation. With regard to some rodent species, females ovulate whenever exposed to scents…
WILDERVANCK'S SYNDROME
a genetic disorder correlated to klippel-feil syndrome and marked by deafness and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Cranial asymmetry and…
WIN-STAY, LOSE-SHIFT STRATEGY
with regard to discrimination learning, a cognitive or behavioral method wherein a living being persists to render the same reaction…
WOLMAN'S DISEASE
a hereditary metabolic disorder marked by an insufficiency of acid lipase, an enzyme required to synthesize lipid molecules. The adrenal…