Psychology Glossary
Lexicon of Psychology - Terms, Treatments, Biographies,

0 • A • B • C • D • E • F  • G • H •  I  • J • K • L  • M • N • O • P • Q  • R • S • T • U • V  • W • X • Y • Z

Latest Articles

  • Challenge
  • Emotional Support from the Internet
  • Actualization tendency
  • Activity/passivity issue
  • Active processing
  • Acoustic phonetics
  • Acidosis
  • Achievement
  • Acetaminophen
  • Accuracy
  • Accommodation
  • Acceleration
  • Abscissa
  • Abortion
  • ABC triad

Statistics

  • Users 7687
  • Articles 13774

Who's Online

We have 771 guests and no members online

  1. You are here:  
  2. Home
  3. Glossary / Lexicon
  4. Glossary I

Glossary M

Glossary M

M-space

M-space is a term in Pascual-Leone's theory that refers to a measure of mental capacity, reflecting how many concepts a child can keep in mind simultaneously.

Read more …

M'Naghten rule

M'Naghten rule refers to legal principle stating that, in order to claim a defense of insanity, accused persons must have been burdened by such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act they were doing or, if they did know it, that they did not know what they were doing what was wrong.

Read more …

Mach bands

Mach bands refers to the perception of a thin dark band on the dark side of a light–dark border and a thin light band on the light side of the border. These bands are an illusion because they occur even though corresponding intensity changes do not exist.

Machiavellianism

Deutsch: Machiavellismus / Español: maquiavelismo / Português: maquiavelismo / Français: machiavélisme / Italiano: machiavellismo

Machiavellianism in the psychology context refers to a personality trait characterized by manipulation, deceit, and a focus on self-interest and personal gain, often at the expense of others. People high in Machiavellianism tend to be pragmatic, emotionally detached, and willing to exploit others to achieve their goals. The term is derived from the political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli, whose work The Prince advocated for the use of cunning and strategy in leadership.

Read more …

Machismo

Machismo characterized or motivated by stereotypical masculine behavior or actions.

Read more …

Macrophage

Deutsch: Makrophage / Español: Macrófago / Português: Macrófago / Français: Macrophage / Italiano: Macrofago
Macrophage
is a type of lymphocyte that attacks invading organisms.

Read more …

Macrosmatic

Deutsch: Makrosomatisch / Español: Macrosomático / Português: Macrosomático / Français: Macrosomatique / Italiano: Macrosomatico /

Macrosmatic means having a keen sense of smell that is important to an animal’s survival.

Read more …

Macrosociological study

Macrosociological study is defined as a study of overall social arrangements, their structures, and their long-term effects.

Read more …

Page 1 of 104

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • Psychology Glossary
  • Glossary / Lexicon
  • Legal Notice / Impressum

Login

  • Forgot your password?
  • Forgot your username?