BRONCHODILATOR MEDICATIONS
n. a group of prescription drugs that counteract the effects of bronchoconstriction. As such, they widen the airways in order…
BROOD PARASITISM
n. a practice in nesting wherein the females of certain bird species (e.g. cuckoos) lay their eggs in the nest…
BROOKLANDS EXPERIMENT
n. an experiment involving children having severe mental retardation, in which improvements were observed to be greater among those moved…
BROTHERLINESS
n. a feeling of solidarity fostered among human beings. It is outwardly expressed as a concern for their well-being and…
BROWN, JOHN A.
(1925-1997) U.S. psychologist who earned his PhD at the University of Michigan. Going on to become a faculty member of…
BROWN-PETERSON DISTRACTOR TECHNIQUE
n. a technique used in experimental studies on memory and recall. During the experiment, participants are presented with a list…
BROWN-SEQUARD'S SYNDROME
n. a condition which results from a lesion or a one-sided damage to the spinal cord. It is characterized by…
BRUCE EFFECT
n. the effect that chemical signals (i.e. urinal pheromones) have in blocking the pregnancy of female rodents. Being exposed to…
BRUGSCH'S INDEX
n. in anthropology and anthropometrics, refers to the index used in measuring chest circumference. The formula involves multiplying chest circumference…
BRUININKS-OSERETSKY TEST OF MOTOR PROFICIENCY (BOT)
n. a proficiency test on gross motor skills and fine motor skills administered to participants between 4 to 21 years…
BRUNSWIK FACES
n. caricature-like drawings of human faces wherein features such as mouth height, nose length, eye height and separation appear varied.…
BRUNSWIK RATIO
n. a methematical equation which calculates perceptual constancy along with variations in environmental factors. This is expressed as: (P -…
BRUSHFIELD-WYATT SYNDROME
n. a familial disorder which causes mental retardation. The condition is characterized by the presence of a port-wine birthmark, and…
BRUTE FORCE
n. a problem-solving approach in which the strategy is to relentlessly look for all possible solutions to the problem -…
BUBBLE CONCEPT OF PERSONAL SPACE
n. an imaginary space which is theorized to surround each and everyone, such that it sets the distance between a…
BUCCAL SPEECH
n. a type of phonation produced by shaping the buccal (oral) cavity into an air pocket rather generating sound through…