MESSAGE-LEARNING APPROACH
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Carl I. Hovland (1912 - 1961) which implies that a change in attitude can be…
METACOMMUNICATION
describes the communication entailing the dynamics of the process of communication itself. Talking, about talking.
METHOD OF ABSOLUTE JUDGMENT
is where stimuli are given a unique identifier and then presented to a participant who is then asked to identify…
METHOD OF SINGLE STIMULI
an experimental technique where a single stimuli is presented which then requires a response from the participant.
METONYMIC DISTORTION
results in verbal expressions being substituted in the place of phrases which, if left in place, ensure a meaningful sentence.
MICROSPLANCHNIC TYPE
otherwise known as microsplanchnic build describes a body type with a small abdomen and elongated body.
MIDLIFE CRISIS
typically occurs between the ages of 45 to 60 and is gender non-specific. There is no one biological reason for…
MILD DEPRESSION
is normally minor degressive disorder or a major depressive episode with few symptoms.
MILL HILL VOCABULARY SCALE IMHV)
is a scale of crystallized abilities which is administered along side Raven's Progressive Matrices. There are 88 different words which…
MIND STUFF
was first proposed by William K. Clifford, a British mathematician which implied that a single substance of reality is in…
MINIMAL BRAIN DAMAGE (MBI)I 1
is a level of brain damage which may result in- short attention span, distractibility, impulsivity, hyperactivity, emotional lability, poor motor…
MIRROR WRITING
is the active production of strings of words or letters forming a word in the reverse order to which they…
MIXED LATERALITY
is the tendency to shift the body's weight from the left side to the right side during an activity, this…