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MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI)

is a personality inventory which was first devised in 1940 and is now one of the most popular self-reporting tools

MIRROR TECHNIQUE

otherwise known as mirroring, in psychological experiments, one participant is asked to complete an exercise whilst a confederate (fake participant)

MISOGYNY

describes a general hatred or contempt for women.

MIXED EMOTIONS

is the process of experiencing more than one emotion at a time as a result of an event. For example,

MNEMONIC STRATEGY

is an umbrella term which is used to describe any method improving the method of remembering a piece of data

MODELING

is a strand of behavioural modelling whereby learning occurs through observation, therefore classed as vicarious learning and then the leaner

MODULATORY SITE

in biochemistry, a modulatory site is found on a receptor molecule which when bound with a ligand alters the primary

MOMMY TRACK

is a professional plan which working mothers can request placement on allowing them flexible working conditions to better cope with

MONOCULAR DEPRIVATION

refers to the complete deprivation of light, but to only one eye.

MONOSOMY

can cause a variety of chromosomal disorders which result from the missing member from a pair of homologous chromosomes.

MOOD SWINGS

are changes in an individuals mood, typically from one extreme to the opposite- happy to sad.

MORAL INDEPENDENCE

is a state in typically older children where they believe they can recognize an acts morality by making subjective considerations

MORBIDITY

defines a pathological condition or state.

MORPHOLOGY

in the context of biology is the branch of primarily classification orientated biology which focusses on the forms and structures

MOTHER ARCHETYPE

was apart of Carl Jung's primordial image of a generative and sustaining mother figure. The idea of a mother archetype,

MOTION IN LIMINE

is a formal request which is made to a court of law before any proceedings begin to bar a certain

MOTOR AREA

is a part of the motor cortex which produces movements of skeletal muscles in various parts of the body by

MOTOR HABIT

a habitual movement.

MOTOR PROCESS THEORY OF IMAGERY

is one theory which attempts to explain how imagery can improve the performance of neurons stating that during imagery, the

MOVEMENT CONFORMITY

is the act of unifying ones judgements, behaviours and values under one social or culture movement.