horizontal career move

a career move involving a change in functional area or expertise but not a promotion to a higher level of authority.

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May 5th 2024

pattern theory

a theory maintaining that the nerve impulse pattern for pain is produced by intense stimulation of nonspecific receptors, since there are no specific fibers or endings exclusively for the experience of pain. According to this theory, the nerves involved in detecting and reporting pain are shared with other senses, such as touch, and the most important feature of pain is the amount of stimulation involved. Also called nonspecificity theory. Compare gate-control theory; specificity theory.