MATERNAL BEHAVIOR
is an umbrella term used to describe the caring and loving actions typically associated with caring and raising the young.…
MEDIATE EXPERIENCE
is the conscious interpretation and usually entirely conscious awareness of events occurring externally to the current environment of interest and…
MEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT
refers to a collection of social movements which referred to the topic of male masculinity. There is a wide range…
MENTAL PROCESS
is an umbrella term to describe any process, whether psychological or physiological which occurs in the mind.
METACOGNITION
is the hypothetical ability to become conscious of ones own cognitive processes and hence have the ability to attempt to…
MICROGENETIC DEVELOPMENT
was first proposed by Lev Vygotsky which postulates the existence of a series of changes which occur over a relatively…
MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (MMSE)
is used as part of the diagnosis process for Dementia. The MMSE is used as a primarily initial type assessment…
MONOCULAR CUE
involves the use of only one eye when giving a visual cue to the perception of distance or depth.
MOVEMENT EDUCATION
is a strand of teaching or education which aims to educate individuals to develop their motor skills through physical movement.
NATIVISTIC THEORY
is the theory that all human beings are born with innate structures in their minds which hold an innate knowledge…
NEGATIVE ADAPTATION
is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.
NEURAL CIRCUIT
describes the structural arrangement of neurons and their interactions with each other when placed end-to-end. Circuits typically completed one task,…
NEUROMODULATOR
is a chemical substance which helps to regulate the effectiveness of neurotransmitters by stimulating their release when required.
NONCONFORMITY
noun. displaying opinions, making decisions, or performing behaviors which are not consistent with the opinions, decisions, or behaviors of others…
NORMATIVE INFLUENCE
the private and interpersonal procedures which cause people to feel, think, and behave in ways which are aligned with cultural…
OBJECT CONSTANCY
the propensity for an item to be comprehended more or less unaltered in spite of variations in the conditions of…