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Haec verba
Pertains to the same words (identical).
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Habituation procedure
A method used in the study of infant perception.
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Habituation method
A procedure that is widely used in infant research to investigate the discriminatory and memory abilities of infants.
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Habituation
In psychology, a decline in the tendency to respond to stimuli that have become familiar because of repeated exposure. The fact of being psychologically but not physically addicted to or dependent on a drug, alcohol or other substance. A therapeutic technique used to eliminate or reduce the frequency of a problem behavior by purposely repeating…
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Habit-family hierarchy
An expression referring to the fact that any stimulus tends to elicit a group of responses that vary in strength.
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Habilitation
The process of making fit, often referring to training. The process of educating or training persons with functional limitation to improve their ability to function in society.
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Gyrus
A ridge or convolution of the cerebral cortex. A convoluted ridge. A raised part of the cerebral cortex between the sulci. Gyri, curved portion (convolution) of the surface of the brain, caused by in-folding of the cortex. A bulge or convolution on the surface of the cerebral cortex of the brain. A raised convolution of…
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Gynecology
Usually obstetrics and gynecology. Concerned with the health of the female, especially diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the reproductive organs, and care of pregnant women, delivery of the baby, and postnatal care. Medical specialty concerned with the health care of women, including function and diseases of the reproductive organs. It combines both medical and…
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Gyandromorph
An individual in which one part of the body is female and another part is male. A sex mosaic.
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Guthrie blood test
A test given to infants to detect the presence of phenylketonuria. Routinely given to all new born infants.
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