BOGUS PIPELINE
n. the attachment of a fake diagnostic apparatus on a person under study. The participant is falsely made to believe…
BORDERLINE
adj. denoting anything which is difficult to place in one definite category. It can belong to any of two classes…
BOTTOM-UP ANALYSIS
n. problem-solving as approached through inductive reasoning. The technique is to analyze the problem starting from existing data and evidence…
BOXER'S DEMENTIA
n. a form of dementia which is gradual, progressive, and chronic. It is caused by strong, repeated blows directed to…
BRAIN LOCALIZATION THEORY
n. one of many theories which propose that there are different areas of the brain and they serve different functions.…
BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (BDNF)
n. one of a family of growth factors, specifically a neurotrophin. A regulator of nerve growth, it supports neurogenesis and…
BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a psychological disturbance involving at least psychotic symptom, such as delusions, hallucinations, incoherence, or catatonic…
BROADBENT, DONALD E
n. (1926-1993) Briitsh psychologist with a PhD from Cambridge University. A stint with the Royal Airforce during World War II…
BUCCOLINGUAL MASTICATORY SYNDROME (BLM BLMS)
n. a movement disorder present in patients with kinesthetic problems and those using antipsychotic drugs. It manifests as involuntary lingual…
BULKY COLOR
n. a transparent or semi-transparent color which serves as a filling for space in a three-dimensional image. Also refers to…
BUSINESS GAME
n. a method of training company personnel wherein employees are asked to compete in teams. They are given sample management…
BETA RHYTHM, BETA WEIGHT
Used in regression analysis it is the constant that reflects the contribution of a variable to the prediction of criterion.
BABKIN REFLEX
refers to an innate neonatal reflex whereby infants open their mouths and twist their heads in response to pressure placed…
BACONIAN METHOD
refers to the inductive method of investigation first used by English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626). The method infers general laws…
BALANCED DESIGN
refers to a type of experimental design whereby the number of observations or measurements obtained in each experimental condition is…
BANDWAGON EFFECT
refers to the tendency of large numbers of individuals, in social and sometimes political situations, to align themselves or their…
BARIATRICS
n. a specific branch of medicine that zeroes in on the causes of being obese or overweight. It also focuses…