Neurology

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LEXICON

the complete store of vocabulary in a language.

LINGUISTIC MINORITY

a group of people who are a minority in their society to still speak a minority language.

LOCUS OF CONTROL

first proposed by U.S. psychologist Julian Rotter, the locus of control is a construct which attempts to explain the reason

LOUDNESS SUMMATION

is the representation of each individual part of an overall sound displayed to indicate their portion of the final loudness

MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY

is the application of an understanding of behavioural psychology in human beings to executive and managerial positions to help support

MASS REFLEX 1

is usually a reflex action which occurs on a subconscious level in the human body as a result of a

MATING BEHAVIOR

otherwise known as animal courtship, mate selection, coiulatorv behaviour which typically arises during the processes of reproduction. Different species can

MEDICAL AUDIT

is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an

MENTAL ABILITIES

describes the abilities of- spatial visualization, perceptual speed, number facility, verbal comprehension, word fluency, memory, inductive reasoning as measured by

MENTAL REPRESENTATION

is an entirely hypothetical being or entity which, philosophers believe stand for- perception, thought, memory and other mental processes during

METALINGUISTIC AWARENESS

is the conscious understanding and awareness of the full formal properties of a language such as English or French, including

MIDBRAIN

is a small part of the neural tissue which is found between the forebrain and hindbrain. Otherwise known as the

MINORITY INFLUENCE

is the theory that societal pressure can be exerted by a small group but positively affect the majority group despite

MODERATE DEPRESSION

a depressive episode where the number of symptoms exceed that of mild depression but less than the number required to

MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY

is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the

MOTION PARALLAX

is a depth cue which explains the movements of interrelated elements in a scene which occurs when an observer moves

MULTIDIMENSIONAL

in the context of physics describes a form of analysis which takes into consideration factors or variables which can be

MUTTERING DELIRIUM

is characterized by- low utterances, slurring, dysarthria, iteration, perseveration or a combination. These are typically accompanied with the motor features

NATURAL EXPERIMENT

is an experimental design where a natural event which is typically a natural disaster is classed as an experimental condition

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

opposed to a positive feedback is a system which detects a change from a constant, and then stimulates various effectors