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 ].
1. Define these terms: Porosity: space for air or liquid within a soil Permeability: ability of water to flow through a substance Water holding Capacity: ability of a soil to hold water Solution: molecules dissolved in a solvent Suspension: particles transported in water 2.