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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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BILINGUAL EDUCATION

n. in education, refers to a method of instruction in two different languages. Typically, the first is in one's own

BILINGUALISM

n. in linguistics, refers to the ability to use two different languages with equal or almost-equal fluency. A person becomes

BILIRUBIN

n. a yellowish-red to yellowish-brown pigment found in bile. It is produced when old red blood cells are broken down

BILIRUBIN ENCEPHALOPATHY

n. in neuropathology, refers to an acquired metabolic disease caused by the toxic presence and effects of the bile pigment,

BILIS

n. a culture-bound type of sickness associated with the Mexican and Latin-American cultures. Caused by intense feelings of rage or

BILL OF RIGHTS

n. a list of the ten most important rights of a citizen as amended by the U.S. Constitution. In health

BIMANUAL COORDINATION

n. the coordination observed between the movements of the left and right hand. Bimanual tasks are believed to be influenced

BIMANUAL INTERFERENCE

n. a problem which occurs when the movement of the two arms or hands are not designed to be coordinated

BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION

n. in statistics, refers to a distribution which shows a set of scores with two different modes. In graphical distribution,

BINARY FEATURE

n. in language and thought, refers to a pair of terms which are related in concept but opposite in meaning.

BINARY HUE

n. a hue which appears to be a color mixture of two uniquely-different hues. Not necessarily a product of color

BINARY SYSTEM

n. a logical structure, numerical or otherwise, consisting of two elements. In computer science and statistics, the values of this

BINARY VARIABLE

in statistics, refers to a variable that has only one of two values or codes (either-or). Common examples include male

BINASAL HEMIANOPIA

n. a condition wherein there is partial loss of vision. Specifically, the individual is partly blind in the inner half

BINAURAL

n. a feature which relates to having two ears, structurally and functionally. In line with hearing and perception of sound,

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION

n. in statistics and probability theory, refers to the distribution of the number of successes drawn from a sequence of

BINOMIAL EFFECT SIZE DISPLAY

n. a method of explaining the variance by arraying experimental results in a manner that clearly displays the effect of

BINOMIAL TEST

n. in statistics, refers to a test of how significant the deviations are from the expected outcome of the distribution

BINSWANGER'S DISEASE

n. a progressive type of vascular dementia which results in an impairment in memory and cognitive function. It is caused

BIOACOUSTICS

n. the study of sounds which affect living organisms and those which they produce in line with communication. It investigates