MUSCLE SENSATION
is the conscious awareness of movements occurring within the muscles, tendons and joints.
MYSTICISM TEST
was first proposed by Isabel Briggs Myers (1897 - 1980) who was a U.S. personologist and her mother, Katharine Cook…
MACHIAVELLIAN HYPOTHESIS
a hypothesis which explains the development of intelligence was a result (primarily) of the desire for power. First proposed by…
MACROSPLANCHNIC TYPE
is a term used to describe a body which has a trunk disproportionately larger than other limbs.
MAGICAL THINKING
is the idea that events and happenings can be directly influenced by another persons thoughts, wishes or rituals.
MAINTENANCE FUNCTION
Any of the wide range of process which help to maintain the body's homeostatic state.
MALDEVELOPMENT
is described as the stunted or defective development of an individual due to a variety of factors, for example- genetics,…
MALPRACTICE
the misconduct of a professional practioner whilst in their role at their place of work - have led to legal…
MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY
is the application of an understanding of behavioural psychology in human beings to executive and managerial positions to help support…
MAPLE-SUGAR URINE DISEASE (MSUD)
is a condition which results in the urine and sweat released by the body having a distinctive maple-syrup smell. MSUD…
MARGINAL VALUE THEOREM
Aims to predict when an organism will leave one source of food, such as a food patch, due to the…
MASLOW'S MOTIVATIONAL HIERARCHY
first proposed by Harold Maslow and suggested that as humans we have basic requirements, he then sorted these into hierarchy's…
MASSON DISK
is a piece of equipment which is currently used to measure the threshold of brightness in vision. First devised and…
MATCHING HYPOTHESIS
is a psychological theory which implies relationships are formed between two people who equal or are very similar in terms…
MATHEMATICAL LEARNING THEORY
is a statistical learning model which makes assumptions about the probability of an individual giving a specific answer in a…