Glossary P

Preoperational stage also known as Preoperation period refers to the period of intellectual development during which children begin to use language and think symbolically, yet remain intuitive and egocentric in their thought. Moreover, Preoperational stage is the second stage in Piaget's scheme, characterized by inflexible and irreversible mental manipulation of symbols. Please see related article on Preoperational Period

- Preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus: Preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus (POA/AH) refers to the brain area that is important for temperature control

Preparadigmatic stage is a term which according to Kuhn, the first stage in the development of a science. Preparadigmatic stage is characterized by warring factions vying to define the subject matter and methodology of a discipline.

Preparatory-response Theory refers to a theory of classical conditioning that proposes that the purpose of the CR is to prepare the organism for the presentation of the US.

Prepared classical conditioning refers to the theory that evolution has prepared people to be easily conditioned to fear objects or situations that were dangerous in ancient times

Deutsch: Vorbereitetes Lernen / Español: Aprendizaje Preparado / Português: Aprendizagem Preparada / Français: Apprentissage Préparé / Italiano: Apprendimento Preparato /

Prepared learning refers to the ability adaptive for evolution, allowing certain associations to be learned more readily than others.

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Preparedness refers to the the notion that some forms of learning are easier and more "natural” than others.

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Preparedness continuum refers to Seligman's observation that degree of biological preparedness determines how easily an association can be learned.