MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING (MDS)
is an experimental method which attempts to avoid a confusion occurring between two variables of similar characteristics by placing them…
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
is a group of professionals who work together to complement each others skills to complete a common goal.
MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE
is the inheritance of a trait which is not determined by a single gene in the body but instead determined…
MULTIFACTORIAL MODEL
describes, in terms of inheritance, genetics and environmental factors constitute a single continuous variable, which can cause a trait to…
MULTIGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION PROCESS
when applied to psychological problems is the theory that some conditions such as anxiety are passed on through the generations.…
MULTI-INFARCT DEMENTIA
in the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), it's Dementia which results from cerebrovascular disease.
MULTILEVEL ACADEMIC SURVEY TESTS (MAST)
attempts to examine a child's academic performance in reading and mathematics. There is three separate tests which are used, each…
MULTILINGUAL APHASIA EXAMINATION (MAE)
is a primarily neurological based examination which has a primary purpose of determining the presence of aphasia and if positively…
MULTILINGUALISM
describes where more than one language are used within the same community which typically results from geographical, economic or militaristic…
MULTIMODAL THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
a theory of intelligence which suggests that intelligence consists of many abilities.
MULTIMODAL THERAPY (MMT)
is a form of psychotherapy which allows therapists to assess the patients- significant behaviours, sensations, affective responses, imagery, cognitions, interpersonal…
MULTIMODAL TREATMENT APPROACH
is one method of curing a condition or disease by applying multiple treatments, one such example is in the treatment…
MULTINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION
is a purely hypothetical probability distribution where n objects which are sampled at random from a population of k things…
MULTIPAROUS
describes the process of having two or more live births, not pregnancies, but live births such as in the case…
MULTIPLC-CHOICC EXPERIMENT
is an experimental technique which requires a participant to choose from an array of answers for a single question.
MULTIPLC-IMPACT THERAPY
involves working with the family of the patient during intensive treatment.
MULTIPLE BASELINE DESIGN
is an experimental design where several behavioural items are assessed repeatedly before any variables are actually manipulated.
MULTIPLE CAUSATION
is the philosophical position which explains that a single cause is unlikely to be the result of a single cause,…