Glossary C
Glossary C
Concentrative meditation refers to mental exercise based on attending to a single object or thought.
Concentric refers to action that occurs when a muscle is activated and shortens.
Concentric contraction refers to a contraction in which there is a shortening of the muscle that causes motion to occur at the joints it crosses.
Concept attainment is a term in Bruner’s system it refers to the process of discovering the attributes that identify members of a category. (see Concept formation.)
Concept formation is the process of classifying information into meaningful categories ; discovering that different classes exist, in Bruner’s system. (see Concept attainment.)
Concept mapping refers to: (1) The graphical display of concepts and their interrelations, useful in the formulation of theory ; and (2) A masculine technique for finding locations by logic and will, without asking for directions.
Conception is defined as the moment of fertilization, when a sperm penetrates an ovum, forming a zygote; the union of a sperm cell and an ovum that occurs when the chromosomes of each of these cells combine to form 23 new pairs. Moreover, Conception is the process of becoming pregnant; the process by which a sperm cell joins with an ovum to begin a new life.