Glossary P

Projection fibers are neurons that connect sets of brain structures to each other, example is Subcortical structures to the cortex and vice versa.

Projective hypothesis refers to the proposal that when a person attempts to understand an ambiguous or vague stimulus, his or her interpretation reflects needs, feelings, experiences, prior conditioning, thought processes, and so on

Projective personality tests refer to tests in which the stimulus or the required response or both are ambiguous.

Projective techniques is defined as Psychological testing techniques that use people's responses to ambiguous test stimuli to make judgments about their adjustment - maladjustment. Proponents of Projective techniques believe that examinees "project" themselves into the stimuli, hence revealing unconscious aspects of themselves. Psychological testing techniques, such as the Rorschach or the Thematic Apperception Test, use people's responses to ambiguous test stimuli to make judgments about their personality traits or their psychological state.

projective test refers to Psychoanalytically based measure that presents ambiguous stimuli to clients on the assumption that their responses can reveal their unconscious conflicts. Such tests are inferential and lack high reliability and validity.

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Projective Tests refers to a form of assessment that presents the child with ambiguous stimuli, such as inkblots or pictures of people. The hypothesis is that the child will "project” his or her own personality on the ambiguous stimuli of other people and things. Without being aware, the child discloses his or her unconscious thoughts and feelings to the clinician.

Prolactin refers to a hormone secreted from the Anterior pituitary that increases milk production from the breast.

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Proliferation refers to the extent to which the immune cells multiply and produce more new cells. Proliferation is mostly seen as a sign of a strong immune system.

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