MOON ILLUSION
is the tendency for the size and shape of the moon to change when compared to viewing it on the…
MORNING-AFTER PILL
otherwise known as postcoital, or emergency oral contraception the morning after pill contains two doses of progestin (or a combination…
MOTHER-SON INCEST
describes the carnal relationship or sexual intercourse between a mother and son.
MOTIVATIONAL STYLES
which are typically applied to education, business and sport settings, which aims to highlight to people whether they are learners…
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
is the collective term used to describe the change and development of an organisms motor functions over their entire life…
MOTOR NEURON
a neuron which connects directly with muscle fibres. Otherwise known as the final common path as well as being called…
MOTOR THEORY OF THOUGHT
became popular in the 1920s which explained that motor system responses are controlled entirely by the conditioned responses of the…
MOVING-WINDOW TECHNIQUE
is an experimental technique where the majority of words are covered, leaving a small number of them available to view…
MULTIAXIAL CLASSIFICATION
uses various factors such as- social and cultural influences, clinical symptoms to make a solid diagnosis and classification of a…
MULTILINGUAL APHASIA EXAMINATION (MAE)
is a primarily neurological based examination which has a primary purpose of determining the presence of aphasia and if positively…
MULTIPLE DRAFTS HYPOTHESIS
proposed by Daniel Clement Dennett (1942 - ) and British physician Marcel Kinsbourne (1931 - ) which describes perception as…
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST
an experimental technique where there is an array of choices for each question, normally with only one correct one.
MULTISTORE MODEL OF MEMORY
is one of the many theories which attempt to explain memory, the MMM says there are three stores- sensory, short…
MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL
is the wave of depolarisation d polarisation which sweeps across a muscle when stimulated.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
is the system of muscles and bones which support and provide rigidity to the body.
MUTUAL HELP
is the process is talking and interacting with an individual in the same position as yourself to explore potential routes…
MYOTONIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
is characterized by a large degree of muscle wasting which is most visible about the face and hands. Other symptoms…