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…
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…