MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
is a branch of the main study of Biology which aims to develop mathematical models to explain biological phenomena.
MATURATION HYPOTHESIS
is the theory that some behaviours and genetics are hereditary whereas some arise after the full maturation of organs in…
MEANINGLESSNESS
is the idea of an absence of any significance in findings or a lack of direction even in one's life.…
MECHANISTIC INTCRACTIONISM
is a theory which takes into consideration both dispositional and situational variables when attempting to explain the determinism of behaviours…
MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE
is found in the medial region of the temporal lobe in both of the cerebral hemispheres.
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
is a sub-strand of anthropology which looks at the anthropological study of topics relating to health, healthcare, disease and other…
MELANCHOLIC TYPE
was a personality type attributed to a non-existent physiological substance named black bile.
MEMORY DRUM
is a piece of equipment typically used in memory experiments which ensures only one piece of data (such as a…
MENSTRUAL TABOO
is the usually culture-bound activity during which women who are menstruating are removing from the normal social pack or their…
MENTAL HOUSECLEANING HYPOTHESIS
first developed by U.S. psychologist J. Allan Hobson, the hypothesis implies that the process of dreaming is an opportunity to…
MENTAL REPRESENTATION
is an entirely hypothetical being or entity which, philosophers believe stand for- perception, thought, memory and other mental processes during…
MERKEL'S TACTILE DISK
found mainly in the glabrous skin of the hands and feet as nerve endings.
MESOSOMATIC
describes a body build of an individual which has a standard deviation of the mean values after the height and…
METABOLISM
was first proposed by German physiologist Theodor Schwann (1810 - 1882) and is defined as the least number of physical…
METAMORPHOSIS
is the change from one developmental stage to the next developmental stage, otherwise known as sexual metamorphosis.