Neurology

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MERE-THOUGHT POLARIZATION

was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Abraham Lesser and it implies that simply thinking about an attitude can lead to

METHOD OF LIMITS

is an experimental technique which is used to determine the threshold of sensory feeling by either gradually increasing or decreasing

MILL HILL VOCABULARY SCALE IMHV)

is a scale of crystallized abilities which is administered along side Raven's Progressive Matrices. There are 88 different words which

MIXED CEREBRAL DOMINANCE

can result in speech disorders as a result of neither cerebral hemispheres clearly controlling their respective motor functions.

MOLAR BEHAVIOR

describes a holistic unit of behaviour such as kicking a ball.

MORO REFLEX

otherwise known as the Moro Response, first reported by Ernst Moro (1874 - 1951) it is the reflex action of

MOTOR HABIT

a habitual movement.

MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION

is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station

NAIVE OBSERVER I

is an observer, who will have little or no knowledge about the scenario or event they are asked to observe,

NEED AROUSAL

is a method used in advertising which plays on a desire or requirement of the target to try and sell

NEONATIVISM

is the philosophical standpoint that most knowledge, for example some aspects of language are innate and do not require any

NEURAL PLASTICITY

otherwise known as neuroplasticity, this is the ability for a neuron to adapt and change in response to a stimulus

NEW-LOOK THEORY OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

was first proposed by U.S. psychologists Joel Cooper and Russel H. Fazio who suggested a version of the already established

NONTRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

a marriage which veers away from the classical trends of marriage. In a culture In the United States and western

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING 1

the collecting of data, skills, or actions by way of observing the behavior of others, either directly or through such

ONE-SHOT CASE STUDY

a research model wherein a sole group is viewed only one time after some occurrence was assumed to have been

OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY

any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,

ORGANISMIC MODEL

the theory that growth is directed by restraints inherent in the union across factors inside the living being as they

ORTHO-RATER

noun. a transportable visual examining gadget utilized for the swift evaluation of visual acuity, colored sight, and depth perception. A