MOTOR THEORY OF SPEECH PERCEPTION
builds on the explanation of categorical perception by implying that speech perception relies on the processes which are used during…
MOVING-EDGE DETECTOR
is any cell which has the capability of responding to a dark-light border which is moved through the visual field,…
MULTIATTRIBUTE-UTILITY ANALYSIS
uses dimensions which are relevant to the program outcome, which are then ranked and weighted in terms of their comparative…
MULTILEVEL ACADEMIC SURVEY TESTS (MAST)
attempts to examine a child's academic performance in reading and mathematics. There is three separate tests which are used, each…
MULTIPLE DELUSIONS
defines a multiplicity of delusions experienced by an individual which are not necessarily connected.
MULTIPLE-APTITUDE TEST
is a group of tests which are used to examine the participants IQ yielding information about their subject abilities opposed…
MULTISTATE INFORMATION SYSTEM (MSIS)
is used typically in U.S. mental hospitals and community mental health facilities, where an automated system provides comparative statistics for…
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER
is an umbrella term used to describe any disorder which results in the impairment of neurons, tendons, bones, joints and…
MUTUAL ACCOMMODATION
is a relationship which exists between two or more individuals, such as those sharing a house where they must change…
MYELOARCHITECTURE
is the development and generally equal distribution of the myelinated fibres of nerve cells in the brain.
MYOTONIC DISORDER
is an umbrella term used to describe any inherited disorder which causes voluntary muscles to relax after tension at a…
MACROELECTRODE
usually has a diameter of a millimetre or more and are used as conductors of electrical currents in pieces of…
MAHALANOBIS I)
first proposed by Chanra Mahalanobis (1893 - 1972) as a measure of the distance between two multidimensional points.
MAL DE PELEA
Is primarily observed in Puerto Rico which involves a period of intense brooding which is stereotypically followed by sporadic and…
MANIFEST CONTENT
in dreams the manifest content is the obvious meaning of a dream, the denotation if you will. Opposed to the latent meaning…