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Three-strikes refers to a provision of some criminal statutes which mandates life imprisonment for criminals convicted of three (3) violent felonies or serious drug offenses.

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Three-term contingency refers to the relationship between a discriminative stimulus, an operant behavior, and a reinforcer or punisher.

Deutsch: Schwelle / Español: Umbral / Português: Limiar / Français: Seuil / Italiano: Soglia

Threshold in the psychology context refers to the level or point at which a stimulus is strong enough to be detected or to produce a response. This concept is central in understanding sensory processing and perception, and it varies widely among individuals.

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Threshold of excitation refers to the level of depolarization at which a brief stimulation triggers a rapid, massive electrical change by the membrane

Deutsch: Schwelleneigenschaftenanalyse / Español: Análisis de Rasgos Umbral / Português: Análise de Traços Limite / Français: Analyse des Traits de Seuil / Italiano: Analisi dei Tratti Soglia /

Threshold Traits Analysis refers to a 33-item questionnaire developed by Lopez that identifies traits necessary to perform a job successfully.

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Thresholds refer to the level of stimuli needed to experience something such as pain or stress.

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Thriving refers to a pattern of normal weight gain, neuromuscular development, and other developmental attributes of infants

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Thrombosis refers to a type of occlusion in which a clot or thrombus (Greek word which means "clot") forms in an artery and obstructs blood flow at the site of its formation. This is the most common form of stroke and accounts for approximately 65% of all cerebrovascular accidents.