MINIMUM SEPARABLE
in the context of visual stimuli is the minimum distance which can be detected by a participant between two adjacent…
MIRROR READING
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Starke Rosecrans Hathaway (1903 - 1984) and U.S. psychiatrist John Charnley McKinley (1891 -…
MISINFORMATION EFFECT
is an effect observed in some psychological experiments where the participant mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided…
MODEL HUMAN PROCESSOR
which consists of three different interacting subsystems named the- perceptual, motor and cognitive systems are all based on empirical findings.…
MODULARITY
was first proposed by U.S. philosopher Jerry Lodor (1935 - ) in the book he published called Modularity of the…
MOLYNEUX'S QUESTION
was a question asked by William Molvneux to John Locke: was whether a man born blind but able to distinguish…
MONORCHIDISM
is the physiological condition where a male only has one testis in his scrotum opposed to the normal two.
MOOD INDUCTION
defines any method which can be used to induce a change in an individuals mood, regardless of the direction of…
MORAL CONSISTENCY
is the ability to consistently predict the actions of another individual based on their moral attitudes.
MORBID DEPENDENCY
is the persistent reliance on another to provide to which degree, if removed the individual would struggle to cope independently.
MOTOR APHASIA
results in a person being unable to participant in speech as a direct result of brain damage.
MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL
is the type of evoked potential which is observed in motor neurons and the motor cortex, for example we can…
MOTOR PLANNING
is the ability for the brain to actively plan ahead and complete activities unfamiliar to it.