Glossary M

Deutsch: Meisterdrüse / Español: Glándula maestra / Português: Glândula mestra / Français: Glande maîtresse / Italian: Ghiandola principale

Master gland in psychology refers to the pituitary gland, which plays a crucial role in regulating various physiological processes and maintaining homeostasis by releasing hormones that control other endocrine glands.

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Master's degree is defined as an advanced degree taken after the Bachelor's degree often obtainable after two (2) years of graduate work. Individuals with master's-level training in Clinical psychology work in a variety of service-delivery settings, but may be less likely to gain professional independence than individuals with Doctoral degrees.

Mastery is defined as the acquisition of a high level of knowledge or skill. One goal of psychotherapy may be for the patient to develop competence /mastery in a particular area. Mastery is also the extent to which one regards one’s life chances as being under one’s own control.

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Mastery motivation refers to the inborn motive to explore, understand, and control one’s environment.

Mastery orientation refers to a tendency to persist at challenging tasks because of a belief that one has high ability and/or that earlier failures can be overcome by trying harder.

Mastery training is defined as reinforcement of responses that lead to mastery of a threat or control over one's environment.

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Deutsch: Masturbation / Español: Masturbacion / Português: Masturbatio / Français: Masturbation / Italiano: Masturbazione

Masturbation refers to individual or mutual stimulation of genitalia by hand or by using other objects.

Match-to-culprit description means choosing lineup foils who share features of the culprit mentioned in the witness’s description of the culprit but who vary on other features