Neurology

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LOBOTOMY

a generic term to describe an incision into a lobe in the brain.

LONELINESS

a sometimes long lasting feeling of having no alternative to turn to in times of distress and depression. Generally classed

MAIN EFFECT

is the consistent effect of a single factor over other factors in the same experiment.

MARGINAL INTELLIGENCE

An intelligence level which typically sits between normal and mentally deficient.

MATCHING

is an experimental technique which aims to match two participants for use in a psychological experiment by achieving characteristics in

MEANS-ENDS ANALYSIS

is a method used in artificial intelligence which involves setting up smaller sub-goals which complement the end aim or goal

MEMORY HARDENING

is the process of concreting certain memories even when they are incorrect, to ensure the individual believes them as accurate

MENTAL GROWTH

the idea that an individual's mental abilities improve with age.

MERITOCRACY

a political system whereby rewards and remuneration is granted based on achievement.

METHOD OF LOCI

is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or

MILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY (MCMI)

is a questionnaire which requires either a true or false answer to 175 different items which is used to assess

MIXED-STANDARD SCALE

is a test of behaviour evaluation. Participants are presented with a selection of behaviours and asked to evaluate them based

MOLECULAR APPROACH

otherwise known as atomism, this approach stresses the importance of using elemental units in the analysis of any data.

MORPHOGENESIS

is the process of the development of form and structure in an organism.

MOTOR MEMORY

is the ability to remember specific motor movements, such as dance moves and then replicate them.

MULTIPLE REGRESSION

Is a statistical method where the linear relationship between two variables is examined.

NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES

are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of

NEED FOR POWER

is the strong desire to seek and secure power over other people.

NEPIOPHILIA

describes a strong desire or feeling of sexual arousal by infants, a strand of paedophilia.

NEUROANATOMY

is the academic and scholastic study of physiological structures relating to the nervous system.