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Gordon Allport (1897-1967)

Gordon Allport (1897-1967) a Social psychologist who studied the complexity and persistence of prejudice. His major works are: The Nature of Prejudice (1954), Pattern and Growth in Personality (1965), The Person in Psychology (1968)

Gordon Bower

Gordon Bower is a Cognitive psychologist whose research explores the role of emotion in information processing. His major works are: "Mood and Memory, " in American Psychologist (1981).

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Gordon Pask Serialist versus Holist

Gordon Pask Serialist versus Holist refers to a learning style described by Pask which states that Serialists prefer to learn in a sequential fashion, whereas Holists prefer to learn in a hierarchial manner (i.e., top-down).

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Gorgias (ca. 485-380 B.C.)

Gorgias (ca. 485-380 B.C.) is a Sophist who believed the only reality a person can experience is his or her subjective reality and that this reality can never be accurately communicated to another individual.

Gorgonize

Gorgonize also spelled Gorgonise means to paralyze, petrify, or hypnotize. Gorgonize is after the word Gorgon, referring to any of the three (3) monstrous sisters: Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa in Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair. These said sisters turned anyone who looked into their eyes into stone anyone who looked into their eyes.]

Gosling

Gosling refers to a young goose and also refers to a naive or inexperienced young person.

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Gossip

Gossip is defined as a poorly substantiated information and insignificant information that is primarily about individuals, usually against the individual; mostly negative in nature

Gossip grapevine

Gossip grapevine is defined as a pattern of grapevine communication in which a message is passed to only a select group of individuals.

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