LIGHT ADAPTATION
a physical and chemical change which occurs in the eye of humans as a result of a change in the…
LOCAL POTENTIAL
a response which affects the neuron internally but may not lead to the conduction of the overall stimulation due to…
LONGITUDINAL
in the anatomy of the human body, longitudinal refers to the longest axis of the body.
MAINSTREAMING
the theory that by placing children with either (sometimes both) physical and cognitive conditions which impair their ability to learn…
MARIANISMO
Is an historic view of females and the 'perfect' females characteristics including- submissiveness, selflessness, chastity, hyper femininity and the complete…
MATCHING HYPOTHESIS
is a psychological theory which implies relationships are formed between two people who equal or are very similar in terms…
MEASUREMENT ERROR
is any difference between the observed value and the real or true value which leads to the skewing of results…
MEMORY ILLUSION
defines the process where a memory or event becomes distorted and the person will then remember something that never actually…
MENTAL HEALTH
is defined by the World Health Organisation as: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely…
MESOSYSTEM
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917 - 2005) who implies that groups, clubs and institutions outside of…
METHODOLOGICAL OBJECTIVISM VERSUS METHOD
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Robert I. Watson (1909 - 1980) is a prescriptive dimension which can be used to…
MIND READING
is a form of psychic power, or extrasensory ability which allows one individual to read the thought processes in the…
MIXED-STANDARD SCALE
is a test of behaviour evaluation. Participants are presented with a selection of behaviours and asked to evaluate them based…
MOLECULAR APPROACH
otherwise known as atomism, this approach stresses the importance of using elemental units in the analysis of any data.
MOTOR MEMORY
is the ability to remember specific motor movements, such as dance moves and then replicate them.
MULTIPLE REGRESSION
Is a statistical method where the linear relationship between two variables is examined.
NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of…
NEPIOPHILIA
describes a strong desire or feeling of sexual arousal by infants, a strand of paedophilia.