Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. endomorph

endomorph

endomorph

n. a constitutional type (somatotype) in Sheldon’s constitutional theory of personality characterized by a soft, round physique, which—according to this theory—is highly correlated with viscerotonia. Also called endomorphic body type. —endomorphic adj. —endomorphy n.

Related Terms

right-and-wrong-cases method

right-and-wrong-cases method see method of constant stimuli...

lateral thalamic nucleus

lateral thalamic nucleus either of a pair of large masses o...

kangaroo care

kangaroo care an alternative to incubator care in which pre...

visual consciousness

visual consciousness those contents of consciousness that h...

meta-attention

meta-attention n. awareness of the factors that influence o...

distance learning

distance learning the process of acquiring knowledge in a l...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter E

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact