LOGISTIC FUNCTION
used in looking at the growth rates and longitudinal quantitative data. A typical basic expressed function y = r/( 1…
MACROERGONOMICS
an analytical approach in ergonomics which takes into consideration a wide range of factors from the physical evidence to environmental…
MANUAL ARTS THERAPY
is the use of manual arts such as woodworking and metalworking as rehabilitative activities.
MASTERY PLAY
is the purposeful play or enjoyment of an activity which facilitates the procurement of mastery of a specific subject.
MAZE-BRIGHT AND MAZE-DULL RATS
was an experiment conducted on rats at a research facility in America. They were selected based on their performance on…
METHOD OF CONSTANT STIMULI
is an experimental technique where participants are exposed to a constant stimulus to gauge their threshold value, the stimulus reported…
MILIEU THERAPY
works by re-organizing a patients day to day life and routine where the patient is treated in such a way…
MISINFORMATION EFFECT
is an effect observed in some psychological experiments where the participant mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…
MORBIDITY RISK
in the context of epidemiology, it is the statistical change an individual will develop a condition or disease given certain…
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
is the collective term used to describe the change and development of an organisms motor functions over their entire life…
MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION
is the ability to classify and categorize multiple characteristics at any one time, for example a traffic light could be…
MYTHOMANIA
is the tendency for an individual to pathologically elaborate, exaggerate and tell lies which often involves self-deception as a means…
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the…
NELSON-DENNY READING TEST
is now in its 5th edition of being published and was first created by M. J. Nelson (1894 - 1970)…
NEURAL PARENCHYMA
are distinct tissues from other structural or supporting elements of the nervous system which are essential to the functioning of…
NEUROTRANSMITTER
such as gamma-aminobutyric acid, glutamate and glycine are all members of the family of chemical substances which are secreted by…