BIRTH COHORT
n. in statistics and demography, a group of individuals born during the same perioe of time, thus, sharing a common…
BITEMPORAL HEMIANOPIA
n. a loss of vision, specifically in the outer halves of both the left and right visual fields. Thus, patients…
BLANK HALLUCINATION
n. a hazy sensation of literally floating in space. Other than occurring when a person is about to fall asleep…
BLIND REVIEW
n. the review of a proposal or manuscript for the purposes of determining its suitability for publication and saleability in…
BLOCK-DESIGN TEST
n. a subtest included in many intelligence tests such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. The test is designed to…
BLUR POINT
n. in vision and optics, refers to the point at which an object appears to blur or be out of…
BORING, EDWIN GARRIGUES
(1886-1968) an American psychologist best- known for his contribution to experimental psychology. Back in 1904, he attended Cornell University and…
BOUNDARY ISSUES
n. in therapy and health care, refers to ethical issues which surround the relationship between a therapist and a patient.…
BRADYCARDIA
n. a condition which manifests as heartbeat slower than normal. A slow heart rate usually reads at below 60 beats…
BRAIN DEATH
n. the condition in which the body ceases to show any neurological signs of life. This is usually indicated by…
BRAIN SPLITTING
n. a surgical procedure that involves the separation of the cerebrum between its two cerebral hemispheres. This requires that the…
BRAND PREFERENCE
n. a behavior exhibited by consumers in which there is prioritization of one brand over another in the same category.…
BRIGHTNESS THRESHOLD
n. in visual perception, refers to the minimum amount of light intensity required for a designated wavelength in order that…
BROMIDE HALLUCINOSIS
m. the tendency to experience hallucination after over-medicating with bromide. Specifically, due to bromide intoxication, a person enters into an…
BRUNSWIK RATIO
n. a methematical equation which calculates perceptual constancy along with variations in environmental factors. This is expressed as: (P -…
BULBAR PARALYSIS
n. an upper-body motor condition which originates from a lesion in the medulla oblongata. The condition may also be caused…