BELL-MAGENDIE LAW
n. in anatomy and neurophysiology, refers to the law which states that, as to structure and function, the anterior roots…
BETHANECHOL
n. a cholinergic drug administered orally or subcutaneously to selectively stimulate muscarinic receptors. These, in turn, stimulate the contraction of…
BILDUNGSROMAN
n. in literature, refers to a novel whose main subject revolves around the formation and development of the lead character.…
BIOENERGETICS
n. in biochemistry, refers to a field of study which focuses on how energy flows through living systems. In psychotherapy,…
BIOLOGICAL DRIVE
n. the fundamental drives which govern and affect human behavior. They pertain to the most basic physiological needs of man…
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
n. a new method of warfare which employs microorganisms as a weapon. The use and release of disease-causing agents like…
BIOSOCIAL EXPERIMENTER EFFECT
n. the influence exerted on research by the researcher's own biological and social characteristics, meaning his or her own personality…
BIRTH PARENT
n. the biological parent and, thus, the closest blood relation of a child. It usually refers to the birth mother…
BIVARIATE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
n. in statistics, refers to a two-way frequency distribution which can be represented through a graph or table. Either way,…
BLAST OLFACTOMETER
n. an olfactometer that introduces a test odor into the nasal cavities in a blast of air. To milden the…
BLIND-MATCHING TECHNIQUE
n. in behavioral psychology, refers to the technique of identifying association patterns by asking participants to match a set of…
BLOOD PHOBIA
n. an extreme, irrational fear of blood, that is, seeing blood or any signs of bleeding. Still referred to as…
BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
n. in multiple intelligence theory, refers to the intelligence to perform multiple tasks with coordination and handle finer objects with…
BODY IMAGE ASSESSMENT (BIA)
n. an assessment tool for measuring body image. Here, participants are presented with an array of silhouettes progressing in built…
BODY-SIZE OVERESTIMATION
n. a tendency to overestimate the bulk and size of one's personal features. It reflects poor body esteem and leads…
BOOMERANG EFFECT
n. in social psychology, refers to a persuasive form of communication sent to a receiver, yet returned back with the…