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Protestantism refers to the religious movement that denied the authority of the Pope and of Aristotle. It argued against church hierarchy and ritual and instead wanted a simple, deeply personal, and introspective religion like that described by St. Paul and St. Augustine.

Protodeclarative gestures refer to gestures or vocalizations that direct the visual attention of other people to objects of shared interest, such as pointing to a dog; done with the prime purpose of engaging another person in interaction.

Deutsch: Protoimperative Gesten / Español: Gestos Protoimperativos / Português: Gestos Protoimperativos / Français: Gestes Protoimpératifs / Italiano: Gestualità Protoimperativa /

Protoimperative gestures refer to gestures or vocalizations used to express needs, such as pointing to an object that one desires but cannot reach.

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Prototype is the ideal model used as a prime example of a particular concept; an abstract representation of an idealized member of a class of objects or events.

Prototype theory refers to the theory that suggests that categories are formed on the basis of a (prototypical, or averaged) model of the category

Prototype view of concepts refers to the idea that all concepts are organized around idealized mental representations of examples.

Prototypes (or Stereotypes) are a socially shared set of cognitive generalizations, examples are beliefs, expectations about the qualities and characteristics of the typical member of a particular group or social category.

Prototypical approach refers to system for categorizing disorders using both essential, defining characteristics and a range of variation on other characteristics.

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