METHOD OF SINGLE STIMULI
an experimental technique where a single stimuli is presented which then requires a response from the participant.
METHOD OF SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATIONS
is a method used primarily in operant conditioning whereby behaviours which are desired are reinforced. Initially, approximate behaviours are reinforced,…
METHOD OF SUCCESSIVE INTERVALS
a method of equally appearing intervals in which intervals are defined verbally or by the use of samples.
METHOD OF TRIADS
any experimental method in which three stimuli are presented and participants must then choose one of them based on the…
METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them…
METHODOLOGICAL OBJECTIVISM VERSUS METHOD
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Robert I. Watson (1909 - 1980) is a prescriptive dimension which can be used to…
METHODOLOGICAL PLURALISM
is the acceptance of a value once multiple methodologies have been used.
METHODOLOGICAL SOLIPSISM
the adoption of solipsism as a philosophical position because the contrary position is simply no longer tenable.
METHODOLOGICAL TRIANGULATION
is the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods to gather data.
METHODOLOGY
is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which…
METHODS ANALYSIS
in the context of ergonomics, method analysis is a method of evaluating the method used in a study to identify…
METHOTRIMEPRAZINE
an phenothiazine based antipsychotic drug which is only used for the treatment of pain in the U.S. currently.
METHYLDOPA
is a drug which is currently used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) by blocking the a-Adreno receptors in the…
METHYLPHENIDATE
is a stimulating drug which is related to the amphetamine family of drugs, with a complementary mechanism of action. It…
METHYLXANTHINES
are methylated derivatives of the xanthine family which have similar pharmacological properties. One of the most well known is caffeine,…
METHYSERGIDE
is used in the treatment of headaches and migraines as it can reduce their frequency by binding to the serotonin…
METONYMIC DISTORTION
results in verbal expressions being substituted in the place of phrases which, if left in place, ensure a meaningful sentence.
METRAZOL SHOCK TREATMENT
is a form of shock therapy whereby patients are injected intravenously with Metrazol. This is a powerful CNS stimulant which,…
METRONOMIC PACING
is used to improved speaking performance of the participant, typically those with a stutter or motor speech disorder as the…