BIPOLAR NEURON
n. a specialized neuron observed to have only two processes present: the axon and a dendrite (dendron). These processes extend…
BIPOLAR RATING SCALE
n. a diagnostic scale for screening and evaluating a bipolar disorder. This rating scale features opposite terms at each end…
BIPOLAR STIMULATION
n. the process of activating a specific neuron or area of the brain by passing an electrical current through it.…
BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER PHENOMENON
n. a group phenomenon which describes how human beings tend to be attracted to and be affiliated with people similar…
BIRTH COHORT
n. in statistics and demography, a group of individuals born during the same perioe of time, thus, sharing a common…
BIRTH CONTROL
n. a combination of the devices and methods used to prevent conception and pregnancy. Voluntary in nature, it incolves the…
BIRTH INJURY
n. post natal complications which results from delivery. During birth, the injury may be in the form of physical malformation…
BIRTH ORDER
n. The ordinal position by birth of a child in relation to one or more other siblings. Among a number…
BIRTH PARENT
n. the biological parent and, thus, the closest blood relation of a child. It usually refers to the birth mother…
BIRTH RATE
n. in statistics, refers to the ratio of total live births to that of the total population (or per 1,000…
BIRTH RATIO
n. in statistics, refers to the ratio of one type of birth to that of another entity. For instance, take…
BIRTH RITE
n. a traditional rite performed to welcome a child, not only to the world, but also to the family and…
BIRTH TRAUMA
n. a stress disorder experienced by the mother as a result of the physical and emotional trauma of giving birth.…
BISERIAL CORRELATION
n. in statistics, refers to the correlation between two variables when one variable is dichotomous (Y) and the other is…
BISEXUAL BEHAVIOR
n. the behavior of a person who is attracted to both males and females as partners. The attraction may be…
BISEXUALITY
n. the ability to be attracted to both males and females as partners. Often viewed as more of a sexual…
BISTABLE PERCEPTUAL EVENTS
adj. the state of alternating between two perceptual phases or events. Thus, sensory stimuli appear to alternate or flip in…