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A procedure whereby the penis is stuffed into the vagina. Used chiefly by elderly men who have soft erections and by men with spinal cord injuries.  

The unit that receives the treatment being tested in a study.  

A set of behaviors required of students in classrooms by most teachers.  

An oropharyngeal airway shaped like an S that can be used to prevent a victim’s tongue from obstructing the airway while artificial ventilation is being given through the device.  

A curriculum organization in which learning activities are centered on the individual student and his or her interests.  

A poison that stimulates the central nervous system. A poisonous alkaloid drug, made from the seeds of a tropical tree, and formerly used in small doses as a tonic. A poisonous alkaloid produced in the seeds of the East Indian tree Strychnos nux-vomica. In small doses it was formerly widely used in tonics. Poisoning causes…

Literally, structures of the  whole. Piaget’s term for hypothetical holistic structures that are available to children in each level of development. Each period is characterized by a unique.  

The typical pattern of communication adopted by a group in order to function.  

Traditional classroom.