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Glossary P

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.

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

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

The term "preposition" is primarily a grammatical concept in the English language and is not directly related to psychology. However, I can provide information on how language and communication, including the use of prepositions, can have implications for psychology and interpersonal relationships.

Deutsch: Vorrangigkeit / Español: Prepotencia / Português: Prepotência / Français: Prépondérance / Italiano: Prepotenza

Prepotency in the psychology context refers to the relative strength or dominance of certain needs, motives, or responses over others. It describes how some psychological drives or stimuli take precedence over others, influencing behaviour in a hierarchical manner. In other words, prepotency indicates that certain needs or impulses are more urgent or powerful, compelling an individual to act on them first.

Prepotent response is the response that has been "primed" to occur through reinforcement, repeated use, habit, or reflex.

Presbycusis refers to a form of sensorineural hearing loss that occurs as a function of age and is often associated with a decrease in the ability to hear high frequencies. Moreover, Presbycusis is the reduced sensitivity to high-pitched tones; a normative age-related loss of the ability to hear high-pitched tones. Presbycusis is also called Sociocusis since this loss also appears to be related to exposure to environmental sounds

Presbyopia is defined as farsightedness caused by aging. Presbyopia is the inability of the eye to accommodate due to a hardening of the lens and a weakening of the ciliary muscles that occurs as people get older. Presbyopia, moreover is defined as the normative age-related loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects or difficulty in seeing close objects clearly, often resulting in the need for glasses.