Category: T

  • Thematic approach

    In education the use of an integrating theme that serves to intergrating various aspects of the curriculum.  

  • Thematic apperception test (TAT)

    A projective technique in which persons are shown a set of pictures and asked to write a story about each in which the subjects will projects into the story his or her deepest concerns. A projective test in which the subject is shown life situations in pictures that could be interpreted in several ways. The…

  • Thea sinensis

    That plant from which tea leaves are derived caffeine.  

  • Thanatos

    An unconscious urge toward death. The powerful and destructive death force.  

  • Thallophyte

    A thallus plant, algae, bacteria, of fungi.  

  • Thalasemia

    A genetic defect characterized by anemia that varies in intensity according to the inheritance pattern but may be fatal. Particularly centered in populations of Mediterranean or Southeast Asian descent.  

  • T group

    An intensive group interaction that emphasizes human relations skills.  

  • Texture gradient

    A distance cue based on changes in surface texture, which depends upon the distance of the observer.  

  • Textured vegetable protein

    A processed protein derived from soybeans, often formulated to appear as familiar meat products. TVP, short for textured vegetable protein, is a meat alternative produced by shaping defatted soybean flour into a dough and subjecting it to steam cooking while being extruded. With a texture reminiscent of ground beef, it can be utilized as a…

  • Textbook method

    A teacher-centered approach in which the student reads aloud or silently a specific text assignment. This is usually repeated until the whole textbook has been read.