MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
is a type of meditation (which is an exercise of deep prolonged concentration) during which any feelings, emotions or thoughts…
MINIMAL-CHANGE METHOD
an experimental technique whereby stimuli are presented in ascending and descending magnitude until the participant cannot detect a change, hence…
MIRANDA WARNING
is a (usually verbal) warning given to suspects by police officers before their arrest.
MISATTRIBUTION OF AROUSAL
is the effect of misassigning the arousal as a result of one stimulus to different stimulus.
MIXED-FUNCTION ANTIDEPRESSANTS
are neurotransmitters which have the ability to affect the levels of more than one neurotransmitter which implies that the drugs…
MODAL MODEL OF MEMORY
is one theory of memory which brings together the assumptions of a wide range of theories under one main theory…
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS
the examination process which breaks down each process within a system into their constituent parts examining these fragments individually.
MONOAMINE NEUROTRANSMITTER THEORY
which explains the phenomena known as runner's where due to the high volume of neurotransmitters such as serotonin secreted into…
MOON ILLUSION
is the tendency for the size and shape of the moon to change when compared to viewing it on the…
MORNING-AFTER PILL
otherwise known as postcoital, or emergency oral contraception the morning after pill contains two doses of progestin (or a combination…
MOTHER-SON INCEST
describes the carnal relationship or sexual intercourse between a mother and son.
MOTIVATIONAL STYLES
which are typically applied to education, business and sport settings, which aims to highlight to people whether they are learners…
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
is the collective term used to describe the change and development of an organisms motor functions over their entire life…
MOTOR NEURON
a neuron which connects directly with muscle fibres. Otherwise known as the final common path as well as being called…