Glossary H

Glossary H

Holistic processing refers to a style of processing, associated with the right cerebral hemisphere, that is global in nature.

Holistic processing of information means attending to global aspects of a situation in processing information about it.

Holistic scoring refers to essay scoring method in which a single score is given to represent the overall quality of the essay acr

Holists refers to people who believe that complex mental or behavioral processes should be studied as such and not divided into their elemental components for analysis. Please see also Phenomenology.

Holmes & Rahe scale refers to the ranking of life changing events which is used to predict future health

Holmes and Rahe responsible for the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) consists of 43 items, each with a different value called a Life Change Unit or LCU.

Holophrase refers to a single-word utterance that represents an entire sentence’s worth of meaning. It is a one-word utterance used by a child to express more than the meaning attributed to the word by adults. Moreover, Holophrase is a a single word which functions as a phrase or sentence; a single word that is used to express complex meanings.

Holophrase period refers to the period when the child’s speech consists of one-word utterances, some of which are thought to be Holophrases.