Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In education, an agreement between the teacher and a learner stipulating the nature of an assignment, when it is to be completed, and how it will be evaluated, contingency contracting.  

In law, an action brought to enforce rights under a contract.    

A spermicide filled disposable sponge worn at the cervix to prevent pregnancy. A piece of synthetic sponge impregnated with spermicide, which is inserted into the vagina before intercourse. A sponge impregnated with a spermicide. It is used intravaginally during sexual intercourse as a method of contraception. A soft, disposable polyurethane object that serves as a…

A cream applied to the vagina prior to intercourse that contains a spermicide that kills sperm on contact. A water-soluble cream introduced into the vagina before intercourse to decrease the likelihood of conception. It is impregnated with spermicide. Like contraceptive foams, films, and gels, spermicide-laden contraceptive creams may cause transient vaginal ulceration or epithelial damage.…

Methods used to prevent the sperm from entering the ovum or to prevent the ovum from maturing. There are five general techniques used: (a) mechanical devices including the condom and diaphragm; (b) chemicals used in the form of foams, creams, and jellies called spermicides; (c) hormones, for example, the pill; (d) surgical procedures, for example,…

In psychology, conceptualizing behavior as ranging from effective functioning to severe personality disorganization, used by psychologists to judge the severity of behavioral abnormality.  

An uninterrupted gradation of characteristics having infinite intermediate degrees. A gradual or continual progression through many stages between one extreme and another.  

In epidemiology, a variable or factor that can have an unlimited number of values on a measurable continuum.  

A trait that can be measured in degrees, such as height or intelligence, threshold trait.  

The transmission of measured data in a continuous uninterrupted fashion as contrasted with short bursts transmission by radio requires one channel per transmission, whereas burst transmission allows for channel sharing.