Glossary P
Glossary P
Pictorial depth cues refer to features found in paintings, drawings, and photographs/pictures that impart information about space, depth, and distance.
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) refers to an augmentative and alternative communication system that involves the child learning to communicate using symbols.
PID is the abbreviations of Pelvic inflammatory disease that refers to an infection and inflammation of the abdominal region that may have various causes and that may impair fertility.
PID also refers to an infection and inflammation of the pelvic organs, such as the fallopian tubes and the uterus, in the female.
Pidgin is defined as a structurally simple language that arises when people who share no common language come into contact; an auxiliary language that is created when speakers of mutually unintelligible languages are in close contact.
Moreover, Pidgins refer to structurally simple communication systems that arise when people who share no common language come into constant contact.
- Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655) : Pierre Gassendi a scientist who saw humans as nothing but complex, physical machines, and he saw no need to assume a non-physical mind. Gassendi had much in common with Hobbes.