BOOMERANG EFFECT
n. in social psychology, refers to a persuasive form of communication sent to a receiver, yet returned back with the…
BOTTLE BABY
sl. Slang term which refers to a child born to a mother addicted on crack (crack cocaine) while pregnant. This…
BOWLBY, EDWARD JOHN MOSTYN
(1907-1990) a British psychiatrist renowned for his contribution to child and developmental psychology. In his Attachment Theory, he describes the…
BRAID CUTTING
n. a type of fetishism in which attention is drawn towards the hair and then directed away from it. Thus,…
BRAIN GRAFT
n. the introduction of new, healthy tissue to a diseased part of the brain. It involves either a surgical implantation…
BRAIN WAVES
n. a pattern of rhythmic electrical impulses detected in various areas of the brain. Recorded on EEG, they reveal changes…
BRCA1 AND BRCA2
n. the first-two major cancer genes associated with a person's susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer. In women with mutations…
BRIEF INTENSIVE GROUP COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THER
n. in cognitive behavioral therapy, refers to group therapy sessions which are lengthy per session but brief in period of…
BRITISH MUSEUM ALGORITHM
n. a general problem-solving approach whereby all possible solutions are exhausted, first going one-by-one on those which involve the smallest…
BROOD PARASITISM
n. a practice in nesting wherein the females of certain bird species (e.g. cuckoos) lay their eggs in the nest…
BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS
n. a pair of small, pea-sized glands located below the prostate and at the base of the penis. With ducts…
BEHAVIOR FIELD
A set of accumulated factors or conditions that create a certain set of behaviours.
BULBAR PALSY PROGRESSIVE BULBAR PALSY, BULBAR RETRACTION REFLEX
In animals it is when the nictitating membrane closes when the cornea or conjuctiva is touched.
B WAVE OF ELECTRORETINOGRAM
refers to a large, positive electrical wave pattern that is recorded by the eye when the retina is stimulated by…
BACKWARD ELIMINATION
refers to a form of stepwise regression in which the least important variables are systematically removed from the prediction equation.…
BALANCE THEORY
refers to the theory that people tend to prefer elements held in thoughts to be congruent with their behaviors (i.e.,…
BALTIMORE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING (BLSA)
refers to the intramural scientific study of aging conducted by the National Institute on Aging. It is estimated that over…
BARESTHESIA
n. in relation to sensitivity, the ability to sense weight or pressure. Greek in origin, it is derived from baros…