Glossary P

Deutsch: Durchdringung / Español: punción / Português: punção / Français: ponction / Italiano: puntura

In the psychology context, puncture is not a standard term with a well-defined meaning. However, it may be used metaphorically to describe moments or interventions that "pierce through" psychological defences, emotional barriers, or mental frameworks, leading to a breakthrough or emotional release. This concept is often linked to therapeutic processes or moments of heightened emotional clarity.

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Punisher refers to a stimulus that decreases the probability of the response that produces it.

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Punishment is when an aversive consequence follows a behaviour and therefore decreases the probability of that behaviour occurring again.

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Punitiveness refers to the belief that people should be harshly punished for their mistakes or shortcomings.

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Pupil is the opening in the center of the iris through which light enters; opening at the eye through which light passes.

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Pure autonomic failure refers to a condition in which output from the autonomic nervous system to the body fails

Pure insertion is the assumption that a mental module can be added or deleted without altering the processing duration of other modules.

Pure Phenomenology refers to the type of Phenomenology proposed by Husserl, the purpose of which was to create a taxonomy of the mind. Husserl believed that before a science of Psychology would be possible, we would first need to understand the essences of those mental processes in terms of which we understand and respond to the world. Pure Phenomenology is likewise, the methodology proposed by Husserl to discover the essence of those mental acts and processes by which we gain all knowledge.