MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
is an autoimmune disorder, which is a result of faulty nerve transmissions of their impulses at neuromuscular junctions which is…
MACHIAVELLIANISM
a belief that ends justify means, however ruthless the consequences and how it affects others.
MACROSYSTEIN
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner, the macrosystem is the one furthest in theoretical terms from organisms themselves which…
MAGNA MATER
was another name for Carl Jung's archetypal view of a mother in families personified as Cybele, the Great Mother of…
MAINTENANCE REHEARSAL
Is the theory that by rehearsing and repeating individual items, they will remain fresh in your short-term memory which will…
MALE CHAUVINISM
the belief, without any scientific or logical argument that men are superior to women.
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…
MATURATIONAL CRISIS
is a state which describes a period of intense disorganization of an individuals mood or emotions which typically arise during…