Glossary M

Matching phenomenon is the tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a "good match" in attractiveness and other traits.

Deutsch: Materiell / Español: Material / Português: Material / Français: Matériel / Italiano: Materiale /

Material is defined as a sub-section of the methods section that describes any written or videotaped sketches, questionnaires, surveys, and so forth that were used to test subjects.

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Material cause means "what a thing is made of according to Aristotle

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Materialism refers to a theory that brain behavior functions are produced by matter in motion, favoring a mechanistic view of the brain as a machine; a view that everything that exists is material, or physical

Materialists refer to people who believe that everything in the universe is material/physical which include those things that others refer to as mental.

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Materiality refers to the significance and importance of evidence to the outcome of the case

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Materials subsection in the Research report is the portion of the method section that describes any questionnaires used in the st

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Maternal Deprivation hypothesis refers to the notion that socially deprived infants develop abnormally because they have failed to establish attachments to a primary caregiver