MILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY (MCMI)
is a questionnaire which requires either a true or false answer to 175 different items which is used to assess…
MIXED-MOTIVE GAME
is a method of emulating social interaction via a game whereby players can reach their aims but only by competing…
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS
the examination process which breaks down each process within a system into their constituent parts examining these fragments individually.
MOTOR LEARNING
is the process of internalizing new information which allows the complete mastery and control, otherwise perfecting ones motor skills and…
MULTIPLE ORGASM
is not possible in males due to their physiology, however, in females it is possible, to achieve an orgasm and…
NAIVE PARTICIPANT
is a participant to a study which is not aware of the experimental hypothesis and who has not participated in…
NEED FOR COGNITION
is the need and strong desire to stretch ones cognitive capabilities with tests of numerical and literal content. This trait…
NEURAL SUBSTRATE
one of the parts of the central nervous system which regulates a specific behaviour.
NICHE PICKING
is the process of seeking out and then taking a potentially advantageous position within a company or group.
NONVERBAL INTELLIGENCE
a display of intellect which doesn't neccesitate language. Non-verbal intelligence can be gauged with performance tests.
NUMERICAL COMPETENCE
the capacity retained by some animals to recognize and name the cardinal numbers correlated with varying amounts of items and…
OBSERVER BIAS
an experimental bias comprised of errors by a viewer in one direction. Such a bias is frequently correlated with the…
ONE-SIDED MESSAGE
a message consisting of arguments which solely advocate one side of a problem. It is compared with a two-sided message,…
ORAL IMPREGNATION
fertilization which is said, with some degree of uncertainty, to arise by oral instead of genital contact.
ORGANISMIC VARIABLE
one of the four aspects referenced in behavioral evaluation using the SORC system, referring to the physiological and psychological aspects…
OSMOMETRIC THIRST
thirst stemming from a loss of cellular fluids and a general escalation in osmotic pressure. Commonly referred to as intracellular…
PARADOXICAL THINKING
cognition characterized by contradiction of common logical procedures. Even though this form of thinking can be correlated with skewed thought…