Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. pendular knee jerk

pendular knee jerk

pendular knee jerk

an abnormal patellar reflex observed in patients with a lesion of the cerebellum, in which the leg continues to move several times after the initial reflex.

Related Terms

secondary prevention

secondary prevention intervention for individuals or groups...

phthinoid

phthinoid adj. denoting a variety of the asthenic constitut...

noncontingent reinforcement

noncontingent reinforcement the process or circumstances in...

Maslow’s motivational hierarchy

Maslow’s motivational hierarchy the hierarchy of human moti...

affective commitment

affective commitment that element of an employee’s organiza...

parakinesia (paracinesia)

Sorry, "parakinesia-paracinesia" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter P

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