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…
BASAL DENDRITE
n. a dendrite (threadlike projection) which extends horizontally from the cytoplasm of an existing neuron. Specifically, these dendrites emerge from…
BASIC ANXIETY
n. in the study of ego, a feeling of being deeply insecure, helpless, and isolated. There is fear of being…
BASIC-SKILLS TESTING
n. an assessment of fundamental skills appropriate to the task at hand. It examines an individual's ability to understand basic…
BATTLE INOCULATION
n. realistic training which inoculates soldiers on the stresses of combat and other war-time operations. In the process, they learn…
BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY (BDI)
n.a measure of depression in individuals aged 13 years and above. Administered by a clinician, the test consists of 21…
BEHAVIOR CONTROL
n. the exercise of influence and authority over human behavior. For instance, undesirable behavior can be redirected through psychological manipulation…
BEHAVIOR REVERSAL
n. under behavior modification, refers to a method by which the client applies new, more desirable responses to sample interpersonal…
BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT
n. a document which describes in detail the rewards and consequences of agreeing to a new behavior and replacing a…
BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY
n. in the evolutionary and developmental context, refers to behavioral similarities observed in species which share a common ancestral origin.…
BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY
n. an interdisciplinary field referred to as psychopharmacology. It studies the action and effect of psycho-active, mood-altering drugs on behavior.…