MISCARRIAGE
is the abortion of a fetus before it is capable of surviving outside the female womb.
MITIGATING FACTOR
is a factor or fact, in the context or a crime or convicted defendant which supports an argument for a…
MIXED-MOTIVE GAME
is a method of emulating social interaction via a game whereby players can reach their aims but only by competing…
MODERNIZATION
is the process whereby typically archaic values or a set of processes which are largely rural and traditional become developed…
MONOAMINE OXIDASE (MAO)
breaks down and actively disables monoamines, which can include a variety of different neurotransmitters too. This enzyme has two different…
MONOMORPHIC
otherwise known as sexually monomorphic, it describes a species where both sexes are similar in body size, colouration and other…
MONOTONIC RELATIONSHIP
is a causal relationship between two variables whereby if one increases then the will respond either increasing or decreasing.
MOON-PHASE STUDIES
is the study of how the different phases of the moon can have an effect on episodes of violence and…
MORALITY OF CONSTRAINT
was first proposed by Jean Piaget which implies that children, up to the age of 10, will unquestionably follow the…
MORNING-GLORY SEEDS
were used notably throughout the 16th century in Mexico as hallucinogens which has psychoactive agents.
MORTALITY SALIENCE
is the cognitive accessibility and process through which an individual considers the inevitability of their own death. This inevitability has…
MOTIVATORS
first proposed by U.S. clinical psychologist Frederick Herzberg (1923 - 2000), motivators are factors which can increase the level of…
MOTOR DISORDER
is an umbrella term used to describe any disorder or condition which results in the loss of ability to perform…
MOTOR NEURON DISEASE
describes any of the diseases or conditions which result in the progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscle and eventual…
MOTOR TRACT
is a collection of nerve fibres which convey signals from the higher centres of the brain to the spinal cord.
MOWAT SENSOR
is a lightweight, hand-held device which has similar properties to a flashlight. The sensor itself detects objects by measuring the…
MULTICOLLINEARITY
simply states that when the predictor, or independent variables are extremely highlight interrelated, it will be difficult to therefore separate…