LONG-TERM THERAPY
a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of…
MALE CLIMACTERIC
A purely hypothetical period in a males life which has been likened to the female menopause, strongly occurring on average…
MASCULINITY
is behaviours and characteristics which are typically associated with the male gender and manliness.
MATERIALISM
is a philosophical position that everything in existence is composed of physical matter and therefore subject to the laws of…
MEMORY TRACE
is a theoretical change to the system which actually encodes memories in an organism.
MENTAL MECHANISM
can include any of the following, in terms of psychodynamics- memory, specifically which stores different types of information- language, which…
META-ANALYSIS
is a research technique where researchers will collect and collate a wide range of previously conducted research, compare the results…
METHODOLOGY
is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which…
MINIMAL GROUP
first used in a practical sense by Polish-born British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1919 - 1982) in his paradigm, the…
MODAL ACTION PATTERN
attempts to explain the pattern which conveys the variability of behavioural responses in that the modal action is the most…
MOTOR PATHWAY
is the neural pathway or neural tissues which descend through the spinal cord from the brain or brainstem which then…
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE
found in the multipli-intelligences theory is the intelligence which is involved in the processes of writing, playing, listening and understanding…
NARRATIVE THEORY
is an umbrella term used to describe any theory of consciousness which states that beliefs arise as a part of…
NERVOUS SYSTEM
is the collective term used to describe the system of neurons, nerves, tracts and other tissues, with the endocrine system,…
NEUROCRINE
describes neurones which secrete agonists such as neurotransmitters at their synapses.
NOMINAL FALLACY
is a false belief that a phenomenon is understood if its named or labelled.