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Salvia

n. a genus of plants in the mint family. The species Salvia miltiorrhiza is red sage. The species Salvia divinorum is a kappa opioid agonist hallucinogen used as a recreational drug known as diviner’s sage or by its genus name, Salvia. Users chew, smoke, or place it under the tongue and may experience visions, uncontrollable laughter, loss of speech and coordination, anxiety, and nausea, although these effects are short-lived. It is illegal in many U.S. states.

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discontinuity hypothesis

discontinuity hypothesis

in Gestalt psychology, the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of sudden insight and perceptual reorganization in successful discrimination learning and problem solving. According to this view, a correct answer is only recognized when its relation to the issue as a whole is discovered. Also called discontinuity theory. Compare continuity hypothesis. See also aha experience; all-or-none learning; eureka task.