Category: I
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Interjudge reliability
The extent of agreement by trained observers of the evaluation of a particular event or phenomenon.
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Interindividual
A term used to describe a person’s performance in comparison to that of others.
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Interference of forgetting
The assertion that items are forgotten because they are somehow interfered with by other items learned before or after.
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Interest inventories
Questionnaires designed to measure a person’s various areas of interest to assist in determining a particular academic area of study or area of vocational interest.
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Interest groups
Usually focused upon a particular target area, e.g., the environment, politics, education, etc., where members informally coalesce to discuss the issue at hand and to advocate for particular action to promote their cause.
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Interest centers
Areas within a classroom that focus on a particular subject area. Particularly geared toward an open classroom setup where students can move from one area to another with minimal restriction.
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Interdiction
The prevention of, or interruption of, the smuggling of illegal drugs into the United States at boarder crossings, at sea, and through air surveillance and interception. Law-enforcement efforts to interrupt the supply of illegal drugs. Typical efforts include infiltration of suspected drug-smuggling operations, police seizure of illegal drugs, and crop-eradication programs in areas where illegal…
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Intercurrent infection
An infection that occurs in an already ill person during the course of some other disease state. A disease or infection which affects someone who has another disease. An infection that develops in a person who already has another disease or infection.
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Intercourse, interfemoral
Nonvaginal method of coitus that uses the space between the thighs to hold the penis.
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Intercourse, anal
A form of sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the partner’s anus sodomy.