METHYLDOPA
is a drug which is currently used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) by blocking the a-Adreno receptors in the…
MICROFILAMENT
is a very small filament made of protein, which is no bigger than 7 nm in diameter typically found in…
MICROSLEEP
is the process of entering incredibly short periods of very light sleep which typically occur whilst undergoing monotonous tasks which…
MIDDLE INSOMNIA
is a typical symptom of major depressive disorders which occurs usually after falling asleep normally, waking up and then being…
MIILLER-LYER ILLUSION
first proposed by Franz Muller-Lyer, a German psychiatrist which says the difference of the length of a line depends on…
MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY
is the application of psychology in the context of the military environments. The application of psychology in the evaluation, selection,…
MINIATURE LIFE SITUATIONS
was employed by the OSS, otherwise known as the Office of Strategic Services during World War II which dictated the…
MINIMUM SEPARABLE
in the context of visual stimuli is the minimum distance which can be detected by a participant between two adjacent…
MIRROR READING
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Starke Rosecrans Hathaway (1903 - 1984) and U.S. psychiatrist John Charnley McKinley (1891 -…
MISINFORMATION EFFECT
is an effect observed in some psychological experiments where the participant mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided…
MODEL HUMAN PROCESSOR
which consists of three different interacting subsystems named the- perceptual, motor and cognitive systems are all based on empirical findings.…
MODULARITY
was first proposed by U.S. philosopher Jerry Lodor (1935 - ) in the book he published called Modularity of the…
MOLYNEUX'S QUESTION
was a question asked by William Molvneux to John Locke: was whether a man born blind but able to distinguish…
MONORCHIDISM
is the physiological condition where a male only has one testis in his scrotum opposed to the normal two.
MOOD INDUCTION
defines any method which can be used to induce a change in an individuals mood, regardless of the direction of…
MORAL CONSISTENCY
is the ability to consistently predict the actions of another individual based on their moral attitudes.