MATURITY RATING
is the subjective rating of ones maturity level when compared to their peer group.
MAXIMIN STRATEGY
found in game theory which implies a player will always choose the best of the worst possible outcomes or playoffs.
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
is an estimation technique which estimates the probability of the distribution of values within a population.
MAXIMUM-SECURITY UNIT
is a section or sealed off unit within a mental institution which is reserved for patients thought likely to self…
MAXWELL DISKS
first proposed by James Clerk Maxwell, they are circles of blotted colours on a wheel - modern colour charts are…
MAXWELLIAN VIEW
is a visual illusion which results in dots of colour accumulating in the centre of the pupil together.
MAY, ROLLO
was a U.S. psychologist, psychoanalyst and existentialist who earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1949 in clinical psychology. May…
MAZE LEARNING
is a learning process which involves circumnavigating a subject being presented with a variety of false routes into the core…
MAZE-BRIGHT AND MAZE-DULL RATS
was an experiment conducted on rats at a research facility in America. They were selected based on their performance on…
MCCARTHY SCALES OF CHILDREN'S ABILITIES
is an instrument which is used to measure the cognitive and motor abilities of children between the ages of 2…
MCCARTHY SCREENING TEST (MST)
is a test used to examine the ability of a young child's ability to cope and internalize data or information…
MCCLELLAND, DAVID
was a U.S. psychologist who achieved his Ph.D. in 1941 at Yale University, after which he then went onto teach…
MCNAUGHTEN RULE (MCNAUGHTON RULE M
is a rule in the U.S. which defines insanity as a state which is focussed on the cognitive state of…
MCNEMAR TEST
is a test used to examine the equality of proportions in samples where observed data is believed to be correlated.