MENTAL PROCESS
is an umbrella term to describe any process, whether psychological or physiological which occurs in the mind.
METACOGNITION
is the hypothetical ability to become conscious of ones own cognitive processes and hence have the ability to attempt to…
MICROGENETIC DEVELOPMENT
was first proposed by Lev Vygotsky which postulates the existence of a series of changes which occur over a relatively…
MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (MMSE)
is used as part of the diagnosis process for Dementia. The MMSE is used as a primarily initial type assessment…
MONOCULAR CUE
involves the use of only one eye when giving a visual cue to the perception of distance or depth.
MOVEMENT EDUCATION
is a strand of teaching or education which aims to educate individuals to develop their motor skills through physical movement.
NATIVISTIC THEORY
is the theory that all human beings are born with innate structures in their minds which hold an innate knowledge…
NEGATIVE ADAPTATION
is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.
NEURAL CONDUCTION
is the physical passage a nerve impulse takes along a nerve fibre or collection of fibres.
NEURONAL CELL DEATH
via the process of apoptosis, otherwise known as programmed cell death once a cell is no longer efficient.
NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT
the procedure or scenarios wherein a stimulant recognized to be effective as a supporter existed independently of any specific behaviors.…
OBJECT LOSS
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the actual loss of an individual who has performed good deeds, that comes before introjection…
OCULAR DOMINANCE HISTOGRAM
a graph which displays the magnitude of reaction of a neuron to a stimulant shown to either the right eye…
OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS
examination of the decision-making procedures comprised in the achievement of involved jobs. Typically, the jobs consist of the tracing of…
ORGANIC APPROACH
the theory positing all illnesses or dysfunctions, cognitive and physical, as having a physiological foundation. Commonly referred to as organic-cism.
ORGANIZED PLAY
play which is ordered, overseen by rules, and managed or directed by another person, like a educator, group leader, or…