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.
BACKWARD DISPLACEMENT
in parapsychology, this refers to experiments using zener cards or similar targets. The results are recorded when a participant's call…
BAREFOOT V ESTELLE
n. a U.S. Supreme Court case documented in 1983, the results of which ended in a decision to uphold the…
BARTLETT TECHNIQUE
n. a study of memory which is founded on the theory that memory goes beyond being simply reproductive. Rather, it…
BASELINE PERFORMANCE
n. a measure against which performance can be assessed, compared, and thus, projected. The rate of behavior is measured first…
BASIC RULE
n. in psychoanalysis, the fundamental rule of all which talks about spontaneity. In order to gather the most valid thoughts,…