BARRON-WELSH ART SCALE (BWAS)
n. an 86-item, non-verbal assessment test in which one's performance serves an an index of personality and creativity. It evaluates…
BARTHEL INDEX
n. a measure of one's ability to independently perform Activities of Daily Living. On a point scale, it rates functional…
BARTLETT TECHNIQUE
n. a study of memory which is founded on the theory that memory goes beyond being simply reproductive. Rather, it…
BARTLETT'S TEST
n. in statistics, a test for the equality of variance. Based on independent normal samples from populations, the null hypothesis…
BARTLEY V KREMENS
n. a 1976 lawsuit which ended in a decision by the Pennsylvania court (1977) to provide legal counsel and to…
BASAL DENDRITE
n. a dendrite (threadlike projection) which extends horizontally from the cytoplasm of an existing neuron. Specifically, these dendrites emerge from…
BASAL FOREBRAIN
n. area of the brain responsible for memory, learning, and attention. Includes the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. When acetylcholine is…
BASAL GANGLIA
n. a functional group of nuclei located at the base (basal area) of the forebrain. Also called basal nuclei. Consists…
BASAL MENTAL AGE
n. level of mental age at which all items in a standardized intelligence test can be passed. Specifically, it applies…
BASAL METABOLISM
n. minimum amount of energy required to sustain life in a body which is at rest. This includes all vital…
BASAL READER APPROACH
n. a method of teaching children to read. It employs reading instruction by means of a series of student workbooks…
BASAL SKIN RESISTANCE
n. a measure of the electrical resistance of human skin in a subject who is in the resting state. One…
BASE STRUCTURE, DEEP TRANCE
n. a hypnotic technique wherein the unconscious mind responds more to suggestions and less to structure. In the state of…
BASELINE ASSESSMENT
n. a measure of what humans and animals are significantly able to attain at a particular point in their development.…
BASELINE MEASURES
n. a record of things to keep track of when observing the response of participants prior to administering experimental intervention.…
BASELINE PERFORMANCE
n. a measure against which performance can be assessed, compared, and thus, projected. The rate of behavior is measured first…
BASE-RATE FALLACY
n. an error in prediction and decision-making which occurs when base rate is ignored as a prior probability. As such,…