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personal-growth laboratory

a sensitivity training course that seeks to develop the participants’ capabilities for constructive relationships, creative effort, leadership, and understanding of others. This is achieved by various methods, such as art activities, intellectual discussions, sensory stimulation, and emotional interactions.

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November 16th 2024

tropism

tropism

n. a form of orientation observed in both plants and nonhuman animals toward or away from a stimulus, such as sunlight or gravity. The flower of a plant may turn gradually to face the sun as it moves across the sky (heliotropism), while its roots follow magnetic lines of force and the pull of gravity. Tropism contrasts with taxis, which is a directed movement toward or away from a stimulus. Compare kinesis. —tropic adj.