MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING (MDS)
is an experimental method which attempts to avoid a confusion occurring between two variables of similar characteristics by placing them…
MULTIPLC-CHOICC EXPERIMENT
is an experimental technique which requires a participant to choose from an array of answers for a single question.
MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL OF SELECTION
is one of many statistical models where applicants are measured on a variety of factors which are weighted to reflect…
MULTIPLICITY-VERSUS-UNITY DIMENSION
is an evaluative method which looks at the level of arousal an observe obtains from a piece of art rather…
MUNSELL COLOR SYSTEM
first proposed by Albert H. Munsell (1858 - 1918), a U.S. artist who devised the method of colour notation for…
MUSCLE TWITCH
is a sudden involuntary movement of a muscle of extreme contraction then relaxation.
MUSTURBATION
first proposed by U.S. psychotherapist Albert Ellis (1913 - ), musturbation is the tendency for an individual to meet often…
MACHOVER DRAW-A-PERSON TEST (DAP TEST)
a test which aims to help clinicians identify the individuals personality. The participant is asked to first draw a person…
MACULA LUTCA
is a small spot found directly aligned with the optics centre of the eye containing a yellow pigment and a…
MAGNETIC SENSE
Is the (sometimes) subconscious ability of an organism, such as some birds to align themselves directly with the lines of…
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
A collection of major episodes but the individual will not have experienced a manic episode, mixed episode or hypomanic episode.
MALE ERECTILE DISORDER
In the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), male erectile disorder is classed as the: persistent or recurrent inability, in a man,…
MALTREATMENT
The abuse or consistent neglect of a person or animal by another person which can involve emotional, sexual and physical…
MANDATED REPORTING
is a legal precedent in the U.S. which requires professionals working with children and vulnerable adults to report any suspected…
MANNOSIDOSIS
is a resulting condition when there is a lack of the enzyme (a-mannosidase) in the human body which metabolizes the…
MAPROTILINE
is an antidepressant which is similar to the tricyclic family of drugs. Similar to tricyclic drugs, maprotiline can cause heart…