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BRANDEIS BRIEF

n. a legal brief which made history in 1908 (Muller v. Oregon case) by being the first to compile scientific

BREGMA

n. an anatomical point at the top of a person's skull, specifically the junction between the frontal and parietal bones.

BRIL SCALE

n. a decibel (db) scale that measures a stimuli based on its perceived brightness (see brightness perception). In this scale,

BROMIDES

pl. n. a class of drugs found to cause toxic and adverse side-effects such as psychosis, coma, or death. They

BRUSHFIELD-WYATT SYNDROME

n. a familial disorder which causes mental retardation. The condition is characterized by the presence of a port-wine birthmark, and

BULBOCAVERNOSUS MUSCLE

n. One of the muscles in the perineum which, in men, facilitates the passage of urine and assists in ejaculation.

BURIDAN'S ASS

n. in philosophy, refers to the concept of choice, opportunity, and free will. Mostly, it relates to a paradox wherein

BUZZ GROUP

n. a sub-group of a bigger class that has been subdivided in order for each member to be more actively-involved

BRADYKINESIS BRADYLALIA

Hesitation or slowness of speech.

BACK-TRANSLATION

n. refers to the process of translating a statement or paragraph back to its original language.

BAD OBJECT

in the psychoanalytic theory of Melanie Klein, this refers to an introjected part-object that is perceived as having negative qualities

BALINT'S SYNDROME

is the name for a disorder, resulting from lesions in the parieto-occipital portion of the brain, which causes optic ataxia,

BARAGNOSIS

n. loss of the ability to properly differentiate between the weights of two objects held with the hands. It usually

BARRIER

n. anything that blocks or impedes the flow of material- something that delays or restricts a person from achieving a

BASE STRUCTURE, DEEP TRANCE

n. a hypnotic technique wherein the unconscious mind responds more to suggestions and less to structure. In the state of

BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED

n. the most fundamental of needs, this is the lowest level in Maslow's hierachy of needs. Motivated by a basic

BATESIAN MIMICRY

n. in evolutionary biology, refers to the act of resembling a more toxic species in order for harmless ones to

BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENT

n. scales which assess the stages of development among infants and toddlers between the ages of 1 to 42 months.

BEERS, CLIFFORD

author of A Mind That Found Itself (1908). This written account vividly described in detail the stages of his own

BEHAVIOR MAPPING

n. in line with activity mapping and data collection, refers to a technique which enables you to study the activities