| 3676. | kinship system | InANTHROPOLOGY the web of family relationships and the BEHAVIOUR associated with them. |
| 3677. | labelling theory | In SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, this is a way of explaining deviant BEHAVIOUR by focusing on the reactions of other people to the person they label deviant. When combined with SELF-FULFILLING More… 0.5 KB |
| 3678. | loysius Alois Alzheimer | loysius "Alois" Alzheimer, (14 June 1864 - 19 Dec 1915) was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and a colleague of Emil Kraepelin. Alzheimer is credited with the first More… 2.8 KB |
| 3679. | lymphocyte | Type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system. By their appearance under the light microscope, there are two broad categories of lymphocytes, namely the large granular lymphocytes More… 0.5 KB |
| 3680. | overlearning | overlearning Learning in which practice or repetition continues beyond the point required for adequate mastery of the task. Over-learning is not usually considered harmful, i.e. it is not More… 0.3 KB |
| 3681. | relative refractory period | That period following the absolute refractory period during which a neuron can be induced to fire, but only by a more intense stimulus than is normally required. See also absolute refractory More… 0.2 KB |
| 3682. | systematic desensitization | A major behavior therapy procedure that has a fearful person, while deeply relaxed, imagine a series of progressively more fearsome situations. The two responses of relaxation and fear are More… 0.4 KB |
| 3683. | working through | the process of having the patient thoroughly explore and master the conflicts that brought him to therapy. |