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…
NEURAL DARWINISM
was first proposed by U.S. neuroscientist Gerald M. Edelman (1929 - ) in 1987, in which he explained his biological…
NONDECREMENTAL CONDUCTION
the proliferation of a nerve impulse on an axon wherein the magnitude of the impulse is preserved as it moves…
NOXIOUS STIMULUS
an negative stimulant which can act as a negative supporter of behavior, in serious cases because it inflicts pain or…
ODD-EVEN RELIABILITY
a way of examining the dependability of an examination by relating scores on the odd- numbered objects with scores on…