Category: A
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Negative reinforcer
A punishment.
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National better business bureau
Provides the public with information relative to business and industry practices—some of which may involve fraudulent practices.
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Motors nerves
A bundle of nerves, conducting impulses independently, connecting the central nervous system to the effectors. A nerve which carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and causes movements. Carry impulses from the brain to the muscles or glands.
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Moderate mental retardation
A description of an individual whose intelligence quotient is between 35 and 49. Children with this level of intelligence are often institutionalized, with their training focused on self-care.
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Microteaching
An experiential-based experience in which a prospective teacher practices a particular teaching method to a group of his or her peers. Often this session is recorded so that it can be examined and critiqued.
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Memory trace
The change in the nervous system q.v. left by an experience that is the physical basis of its retention in memory.
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Keratinized
Cells that have become toughened with an excess protein substance.
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Itai-itai
A bone disease resulting from cadmium poisoning.
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Intervening variable
A hypothetical concept.
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Health affairs
The social issues that are related to health, health problems.