MAD HATTER'S DISEASE
was a condition which led to psychosis, behavioural changes and erythrism as a result of chronic mercury poisoning - used…
MAD HATTER'S SYNDROME, MADNESS
an historic name for insanity or mental illness which is no longer used.
MADDOX ROD TEST
is a test to examine the balance of the eye muscles in humans. The difference in image perceived when looking…
MAGAZINE TRAINING
is the training required for the animal in an experiment to become familiar with the mechanism which delivers the reinforcer…
MAGIC CIRCLE
was first developed by U.S. psychiatrist William Glasser which involves primarily children sitting in a circle with their peers talking…
MAGICAL THINKING
is the idea that events and happenings can be directly influenced by another persons thoughts, wishes or rituals.
MAGNA MATER
was another name for Carl Jung's archetypal view of a mother in families personified as Cybele, the Great Mother of…
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
is a non-invasive diagnostic procedure which causes Hydrogen in the tissues of the body respond to the magnet passing by…
MAGNETIC SENSE
Is the (sometimes) subconscious ability of an organism, such as some birds to align themselves directly with the lines of…
MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY IMEGL
is used as a diagnostic technique which measures the level of magnetic signals as a result of electrical activity in…
MAGNIFICATION FACTOR
the degree by which the image have been magnified in retinotopic mapping.
MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION
The subjective judgement of the magnitude of a stimulus by assigning it a numerical value on a scale.
MAGNITUDE PRODUCTION
Primarily developed by U.S. psychologist Milton G. Lodge (1936 - ) the Magnitude Production is a scale which requires participants…
MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS OF THE BASAL FOREBRAIN
is found in the basal forebrain which regulates activity in areas of the neocortex and consists of a bundle on…
MAGNOCELLULAR SYSTEM
Allows a rapid perception of movement, form and can change the brightness perceived. It is part of a human overall…
MAHALANOBIS I)
first proposed by Chanra Mahalanobis (1893 - 1972) as a measure of the distance between two multidimensional points.
MAIEUTIC TECHNIQUE
Involves a trained individual asking pertinent questions to the participant to obtain an understanding of their knowledge of the subject…