BARANY TEST
n. a test used for detecting diseases related to the function of the semi-circular canals in the inner ear. Devised…
BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENT
n. an environment designed to be free of obstacles. It is friendly towards people who are physically disabled and cognitively…
BASIC REFLEXES
n. first and foremost, they are inherent sensorimotor responses to stimuli. Among the earliest to manifest, these are involuntary and…
BATH THERAPY
n. a therapeutic form of medical treatment which makes use of water, specifically hot or cold water, sea water, bath…
BAYLEY, NANCY
U.S. psychologist made famous by her outstanding work in creating the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development. First published…
BEFORE-AFTER DESIGN
n. in clinical study, refers to an experimental design which analyzes results before and after trials. A pre-test and then…
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
n. the use of behavior change techniques to increase the frequency of adaptive behavior and decrease that of maladaptive behavior.…
BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
n. a process of studying and evaluating behavior in order to identify problem areas. The procedure also involves observing, reporting,…
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
n. the study of how cognitive, emotional, and social factors on both the individual and institutional level affect decision-making in…
BEHAVIORAL MODELING
n. in psychotherapy, refers to a process in which a person functions as a model for others by exhibiting the…
BEHAVIORAL SELF-CONTROL TRAINING
n. a technique in behavior therapy which makes use of strategies such as coaching, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, and behavioral contracts.The…
BEHRENS-FISHER PROBLEM
n. in statistics, refers to the classic dilemma on how to compute and test for the equality (or the difference)…
BELLADONNA ALKALOIDS
n. substances extracted from Atropa belladonna, a shrub more commonly called the deadly nightshade. Its genus is named after Atropos,…
BENHAM'S TOP
n. a half-black, half-white disk with black concentric stripes on the white portion. When spun, the top produces pattern-induced flicker…
BERKELEY GROWTH STUDY
n. an investigative study published into a book by Harold Jones and Nancy Bayley in 1941. This study sought to…
BETA-ENDORPHIN
n. an endogenous neuropeptide produced by the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. Functioning as a neurotransmitter, it is released when the…
BILATERAL LESION
n. a lesion which specifically involves both sides of the body or an organ. It holds especially true for lesions…
BINARY SYSTEM
n. a logical structure, numerical or otherwise, consisting of two elements. In computer science and statistics, the values of this…