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…
METHOD OF TRIADS
any experimental method in which three stimuli are presented and participants must then choose one of them based on the…
METRONOMIC PACING
is used to improved speaking performance of the participant, typically those with a stutter or motor speech disorder as the…
MICROTUBULC
is typically 20 - 26 nm in diameter, cylindrical and hollow in shape which appear in a wide variety of…
MIDRANGE VALUE
is a rough measure of central tendency which is obtained by averaging the values.
MILGRAM, STANLEY
(1933 - 1984) was a U.S. social psychologist who conducted a wide range of controversial experiments looking at influence of…
MILLER, NEAL ELGAR
(1909 - 2002) was a U.S. psychologist who received his doctorate (Ph.D.) in psychology from Yale University in 1935. Miller…
MIND-BODY PROBLEM
is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the…
MINIMAL GROUP
first used in a practical sense by Polish-born British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1919 - 1982) in his paradigm, the…
MINORITY INFLUENCE
is the theory that societal pressure can be exerted by a small group but positively affect the majority group despite…
MISSING-PARTS TEST
is a test which examines an individuals intelligence by asking them to point out the feature or part of a…
MIXED REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE
is where there are two or more schedules where the same stimulus is used in compound reinforcement.
MOCLOBEMIDE
is an antidepressant drug which is not yet approved for general use in the U.S. due to on-going tests. Chemically…
MODERATE MENTAL RETARDATION
is a diagnostic classification where the patient is tested using a standardized intelligence test with a resulting IQ between the…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…