MASS CONTAGION
is a situation in which behaviours or attitudes perfuse throughout a population rapidly.
MASTERY PLAY
is the purposeful play or enjoyment of an activity which facilitates the procurement of mastery of a specific subject.
MATERIALISM
is a philosophical position that everything in existence is composed of physical matter and therefore subject to the laws of…
MATING SYSTEM
the system in a species which describes the mating patterns such as monogamy (a single partner) or polygamy (multiple partners)…
MAXIMIN STRATEGY
found in game theory which implies a player will always choose the best of the worst possible outcomes or playoffs.
MCNEMAR TEST
is a test used to examine the equality of proportions in samples where observed data is believed to be correlated.
MEASURES OF INTELLIGENCE
is a sequence of tests which aim to identify and evaluate the individuals intelligence level by their ability to learn,…
MEDIAL AMYGDALA
is a small part of the amygdala, found in the brain which participates in the various fear responses.
MEDIATED RESPONSE
a response which is actioned by a stimulus which is eventually responsible for the initiation of a behaviour.
MEDICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
is the joint use of both medical therapy and psychotherapy during treatment of a patient.
MELODIC INTONATION THERAPY (MIT)
is used to treat individuals suffering from aphasia, motor speech disorder or expressive language disorder by introducing the use of…
MEMORY SYSTEM
is any system which attempts to explain the process of memory retention and then (but not always) receiving memories from…
MENTAL HEALING
is process of attempting to heal a mental disorder by using therapies such as visualization and suggestion.
MENTAL SYNTHESIS
the process of synthesizing objects of thought by placing images and ideas together.
MERE-THOUGHT POLARIZATION
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Abraham Lesser and it implies that simply thinking about an attitude can lead to…