Glossary P

Pink collar that which pertains to the type of jobs, like telephone operator or secretary, traditionally held by women.

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Pinkerton Agency refers to a national detective agency which protected presidents and investigated counterfeiting

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Pinna refers to the outer-ear structure of flesh and cartilage that sticks out from each side of the head; the part of the ear that is visible on the outside of the head.

Pique technique refers to an influence technique in which one captures people’s attention, as by making a novel request

Piriform cortex (PC) refers to an area under the temporal lobe that receives signals from glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. Piriform cortex (PC) is also called the Primary Olfactory Cortex.

Deutsch: Tonhöhe / Español: Tono / Português: Tom / Français: Hauteur / Italiano: Tonalità /

Pitch is defined as the highness or lowness of a sound, as determined by the frequency of sound waves. Likewise, Pitch refers to the quality of sound, ranging from low to high, that is most closely associated with the frequency of a tone.

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Pitch neurons refer to Neurons that respond to stimuli associated with a specific Pitch. These neurons fire to the Pitch of a complex tone even if the first harmonic or other harmonics of the tone are not present.

Deutsch: Hypophyse / Español: Pituitaria / Português: Hipófise / Français: Hypophyse / Italiano: Ipofisi

The pituitary is a "master gland" located at the base of the brain that regulates the endocrine glands and produces growth hormone.

Pituitary in the psychology context often refers to the pituitary gland, a small but critical gland located at the base of the brain. This gland is also known as the "master gland" because it produces hormones that regulate many key functions of other endocrine glands in the body.

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