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MEASURES OF INTELLIGENCE

is a sequence of tests which aim to identify and evaluate the individuals intelligence level by their ability to learn,

MEDIAL AMYGDALA

is a small part of the amygdala, found in the brain which participates in the various fear responses.

MEDIATED RESPONSE

a response which is actioned by a stimulus which is eventually responsible for the initiation of a behaviour.

MEDICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

is the joint use of both medical therapy and psychotherapy during treatment of a patient.

MELODIC INTONATION THERAPY (MIT)

is used to treat individuals suffering from aphasia, motor speech disorder or expressive language disorder by introducing the use of

MEMORY SYSTEM

is any system which attempts to explain the process of memory retention and then (but not always) receiving memories from

MENOPAUSE

marks the ending of a woman's potential to reproduce.

MENTAL BALANCE

the equal balance and distribution of mental processes.

MENTAL HEALING

is process of attempting to heal a mental disorder by using therapies such as visualization and suggestion.

MENTAL MEASUREMENT

is the use of scales in order to measure psychological processes.

MENTAL SYNTHESIS

the process of synthesizing objects of thought by placing images and ideas together.

MERE-THOUGHT POLARIZATION

was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Abraham Lesser and it implies that simply thinking about an attitude can lead to

MESOCEPHALIC

describes a head with an average breadth.

MESTINON

a common name or trade name for a drug called pyridostigmine.

METADATE

a common name or trade name for a drug called methylphenidate.

METAPSYCHICS

is the study of mental phenomena and abnormal capabilities which mainstream psychology does not cover, such as telepathy and the

METHOD OF AGREEMENT AND DIFFERENCE

one of the first five canons of empirical science, the third to be specific which were first proposed by British

METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM

is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them

METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (METROPOLI

is a collection of tests for children at grade 12 in the American education system which aims to evaluate their