MODERN RACISM
is a 'modern' version of the historic strand of prejudice which is based on the race of an individual. The…
MONOAMINE HYPOTHESIS
is just one explanation as to the biological reasons behind depression, in that it is caused by a deficit in…
MORNING SICKNESS
is the feeling and experience of nausea and vomiting experience by a majority of women during their first few months…
MORT DOUCE
literally translated means a sweet death, otherwise considered as a peaceful death in which all tensions are released in a…
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD)
otherwise known as Mothers Against Drunk Drivers until 1984, MADD's only mission is to stop drink driving and support those…
MOTIVATIONAL SELECTIVITY
aims to explain why an event or object can influence different individuals on a different scale based on the influence…
MOTOR CORTEX,
is found in the front lobe of the brain and is wholly responsible for the control of voluntary movement. There…
MOTOR THEORY OF SPEECH PERCEPTION
builds on the explanation of categorical perception by implying that speech perception relies on the processes which are used during…
MOVING-EDGE DETECTOR
is any cell which has the capability of responding to a dark-light border which is moved through the visual field,…
MULTIATTRIBUTE-UTILITY ANALYSIS
uses dimensions which are relevant to the program outcome, which are then ranked and weighted in terms of their comparative…
MULTILEVEL ACADEMIC SURVEY TESTS (MAST)
attempts to examine a child's academic performance in reading and mathematics. There is three separate tests which are used, each…
MULTIPLE DELUSIONS
defines a multiplicity of delusions experienced by an individual which are not necessarily connected.
MULTIPLE-APTITUDE TEST
is a group of tests which are used to examine the participants IQ yielding information about their subject abilities opposed…
MULTISTATE INFORMATION SYSTEM (MSIS)
is used typically in U.S. mental hospitals and community mental health facilities, where an automated system provides comparative statistics for…