MENTAL CHEMISTRY
first proposed by British philosopher John Stuart Mill, mental chemistry with respect to ideas was not simply building on ideas…
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION (MSE)
a complete evaluation of a patients mental health taking into consideration data including interviews taken by professionals to standardized tests.
METATHEORY
is the idea of a theory about a theories. One main theory which aims to evaluate, compare and analyse under…
MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS
occurs primarily in animals that migrate over large distances, it is the restlessness and anxiety prior to the period of…
MISARTICULATION
is the process of faulty articulating which results in unclear and poorly understood speech.
MODULARITY
was first proposed by U.S. philosopher Jerry Lodor (1935 - ) in the book he published called Modularity of the…
MORAL CONSISTENCY
is the ability to consistently predict the actions of another individual based on their moral attitudes.
MULTIPLE BASELINE DESIGN
is an experimental design where several behavioural items are assessed repeatedly before any variables are actually manipulated.
MYELIN SHEATH
is the insulatory coating which covers some neurons in the central nervous system interrupted at gaps in-between sheaths which are…
NATURAL REINFORCER
is a stimulus or event, an example being the presence of food and water, which does not require learning to…
NEGATIVE TRANSFER
describes any process which bars or obstructs previous learning with present learning.
NEURAL IRRITABILITY
are classed as jittery neurons because they have a greater sensitivity to action potentials and are therefore more likely to…
NEUROTIC TREND
was first described by U.S. psychoanalyst Karen Horney (1885 - 1952) in one of her wider theories. Neurotic trends were…
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
a technique in psychotherapy and counseling wherein the client controls the path of therapy by displaying their own emotions, stating…
OBJECTIVE SCORING
scoring an examination by way of a formula or key, so that varied scorers will come to the exact same…
OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING
the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.
ORGANIC SENSATION
a feeling which stems from deep inside the body. Commonly referred to as visceral feeling.