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MENTALLY DEFECTIVE

an historical name for a person who suffers from mental retardation.

MERITOR SAVINGS BANK V VINSON

is landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established as a victim, you are not required to prove you were harmed

MESONTOMORPH

the equivalent of the mesomorph body type with broad, stocky features.

METABOLIC RATE

the rate at which an organism uses energy, which is measured in joules or kilojoules over a set period of

METALINGUISTIC AWARENESS

is the conscious understanding and awareness of the full formal properties of a language such as English or French, including

METENCEPHALON

includes both pons and the cerebellum making up a small portion of the brainstem.

METHOD OF EQUAL-APPEARING INTERVALS

is a scaling technique whereby the values which are obtained using the scale assume that the intervals on the scale

METHODS ANALYSIS

in the context of ergonomics, method analysis is a method of evaluating the method used in a study to identify

MICROELECTRODE

is a small part of a battery for example, an electrode which has a tip which is not larger than

MICROSACCADES

describe rapid eye movement until the point of fixation is found.

MIDDLE CLASS

is a term used to describe the social construct of classes, specifically the class or rank of society between the

MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS

occurs primarily in animals that migrate over large distances, it is the restlessness and anxiety prior to the period of

MILITARY PERFORMANCE

is a subjective measure of the success or failures of a military force, their likelihood of success is an example.

MILL'S CANONS

is a set of five separate theories which govern experimental science with respect to auditory stimuli which was first proposed

MINERVA 2

is a memory model that has been generalised on a global scale which describes memory in a mathematical form for

MINIMUM POWER THEORY

is a basic theory concerning the coalition formation process which states that all members who control sufficient resources to turn

MIRROR IMAGING

first proposed by 21st century Russian-born Italian neurologist Giacomo Rizzolati.

MISIDENTIFICATION

is the process of misidentifying a person due to their impaired memory or confused mental state. Such conditions include alcohol

MITRAL CELL

is a cell which is part of the olfactory bulb. One mitral cell may receive signals and stimuli from hundreds

MIXOSCOPIA BESTIALIS

is a type of sexual deviancy where an individual obtains gratification by watching their partner engage in coitus with another.