The cognitive approach began to revolutionize psychology in the late 1950âs and early 1960âs, to become the dominant approach (i.e. perspective) in psychology by the late 1970s. Interest in mental processes had been gradually restored through the work of Piaget and Tolman.
poâ¢rosâ¢iâ¢ty. 1. the state or quality of being porous. 2. (in rock or other natural material) the ratio of aggregated pore space to the volume of the entire mass: used as a measure of the amount of fluid, as oil, that a geologic stratum might hold. [1350â1400; Middle English porosytee porÅsitÄs. See porous, -ity ].
Porosity and Permeability. Porosity and permeability are related properties of any rock or loose sediment. Both are related to the number, size, and connections of openings in the rock. More specifically, porosity of a rock is a measure of its ability to hold a fluid. Mathematically, it is the open space in a rock divided by the total rock volume (solid and space). Permeability is a measure of the ease of flow of a fluid through a porous solid. A rock may be extremely porous, but if the pores are not connected, it will have no permeability.