Glossary of terms used on this site
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misattribution |
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misinformation effect paradigm |
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after exposure to additional and possibly inaccurate information, a person may misremember the original event |
mitosis |
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process of cell division |
mnemonic device |
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memory aids that help organize information for encoding |
mnemonic device |
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memory aids that help organize information for encoding |
model |
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morbid obesity |
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adult with a BMI over 40 |
morpheme |
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smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning |
motivation |
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wants or needs that direct behavior toward some goal |
motor cortex |
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strip of cortex involved in planning and coordinating movement |
motor skills |
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ability to move our body and manipulate objects |
Multiple Intelligences Theory |
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Gardner’s theory that each person possesses at least eight types of intelligence |
mutation |
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sudden, permanent change in a gene |
myelin sheath |
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fatty substance that insulates axons |