AZOOSPERMIA
n. refers to the absence of viable sperm in the semen, usually as a result of failed spermatogenesis.
B WAVE OF ELECTRORETINOGRAM
refers to a large, positive electrical wave pattern that is recorded by the eye when the retina is stimulated by…
BABINSKI REFLEX
the innate reflex occurring in a healthy infant whereby the toes extend upward when the sole of the foot is…
BABKIN REFLEX
refers to an innate neonatal reflex whereby infants open their mouths and twist their heads in response to pressure placed…
BABY BLUES
refers to a colloquial name for the transient depressive symptoms that affect 70% of women until 10 days after giving…
BACKCROSSING
n. refers to the crossbreeding a hybrid animal or plant with a member of the genetic line from which the…
BACK-FORMATION
refers to the creation of a new word on the mistaken assumption that an existing word derives from it. Commonly,…
BACKGROUND
n. 1. in perception, an aspect of the environment that forms a setting for the primary stimuli. See also figure-ground.…
BACKTRACK SEARCH
refers to a graph search strategy that considers states in a graph recursively. So, If the present state is not…
BACK-TRANSLATION
n. refers to the process of translating a statement or paragraph back to its original language.
BACKUP REINFORCER
in behavior modification, this refers to a reward given to a client in return for tokens he or she has…
BACKWARD ASSOCIATION
refers to the formation of an associative link between an item and the one preceding it in a series or…
BACKWARD CONDITIONING
refers to a procedure whereby an unconditioned stimulus is consistently presented before a neutral stimulus. This arrangement does not produce…
BACKWARD DISPLACEMENT
in parapsychology, this refers to experiments using zener cards or similar targets. The results are recorded when a participant's call…
BACKWARD ELIMINATION
refers to a form of stepwise regression in which the least important variables are systematically removed from the prediction equation.…