MULTISTAGE SAMPLING
is an experimental technique which results in the sample being generated from exponentially lower order groupings, from starter down to…
MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR
is a type of acetylcholine receptor which responds typically to muscarine, a drug isolated from Agaric and acetylcholine.
MUSCULAR TYPE
is similar to the athletic type in Kretschmer's body types which emphasizes the dominance of locomotor systems over body systems.
MACROBIOTIC DIETS
first proposed by Japanese educator George Ohsawa, the macrobiotic diets contain mainly fibre based foods with vegetables, fruit and fish.…
MACULOPATHY
is an umbrella term for any damage to the macula lutea tissue in the eye, which results in a deterioration…
MAGNITUDE PRODUCTION
Primarily developed by U.S. psychologist Milton G. Lodge (1936 - ) the Magnitude Production is a scale which requires participants…
MAJORITY INFLUENCE
A type of societal pressure which is exerted by the majority of a social group on the minority which are…
MALE-MALE COMPETITION
in evolutionary biology, explains that there are typically more males in a population than females and therefore males will compete…
MAMMALINGUS
was first proposed by British psychoanalyst Krnest Jones (1879 - 1958) in which one party of the pair will suckle…
MANIC EPISODE
Is a period of psychosis or psychotic symptoms which typically last longer than one week with symptoms including (but not…
MARBE'S LAW
states that the speed of an assertion during a word-association test is defined as proportional to the number of people…
MARITAL CONFLICT
the process of conflict arising between the two parties in a marriage, which can indicate sexual disagreement, child minding differences,…
MARXIST FEMINISM
looks at a line of feminism which highlights the oppression of women in the context of a Marxist analysis showing…
MASS CONTAGION
is a situation in which behaviours or attitudes perfuse throughout a population rapidly.
MASTERY PLAY
is the purposeful play or enjoyment of an activity which facilitates the procurement of mastery of a specific subject.
MATERIALISM
is a philosophical position that everything in existence is composed of physical matter and therefore subject to the laws of…