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…
MATING SYSTEM
the system in a species which describes the mating patterns such as monogamy (a single partner) or polygamy (multiple partners)…
MAXIMIN STRATEGY
found in game theory which implies a player will always choose the best of the worst possible outcomes or playoffs.
MCNEMAR TEST
is a test used to examine the equality of proportions in samples where observed data is believed to be correlated.
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.