Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Testing in which data are generated indicating a predictable measure of outcome when a particular procedure is used in a real life situation. Particularly useful when a failure of a procedure in real life situations may have significant negative effects.  

An evaluation instrument used to anticipate future learner competencies, predictive reliability.  

An animal that preys upon other living animals in order to obtain organic molecules for food.  

Living by preying on other animals.  

The stage immediately preceding cyst formation.  

Kohlberg’s first level of the development of moral reasoning in which actions are judged by their external consequences and the expectation of reward or punishment.  

An alkaline fluid secreted by the Cowper’s glands that lubricates the urethra and provides a safe environment for the passage of semen.  

The awakening of sexual desire at a prematurely early age.  

A stage in medical education consisting of intensive study in biochemistry, histology, physiology, embryology, and genetics. A study done to obtain information about a treatment’s safety and side effects when given at different doses to animals or to cells grown in the laboratory.  

A delivery in which the time from the onset of labor until the birth is very short, usually less than 2 h.