Glossary M

Measurement refers to the process of assigning numbers or categories to performance according to rules and standards, example, scoring a test ; the systematic assignment of numbers or names to objects or attributes of objects.

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Deutsch: Messfehler / Español: Error de medición / Português: Erro de medição / Français: Erreur de mesure / Italiano: Errore di misurazione /

Measurement error is the component of an observed test score that is neither the true score nor the quality you wish to measure.

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Measurement of intelligence refers to the use of tests to measure various mental capacities, as in, the speed of mental processes, the ability to learn over trials

Meatus refers to tubelike passage within a bone, such as the external auditory meatus of the temporal bone. Meatus also refers to the urethral opening at the opening of the penis.

Mechanical solution refers to a problem solution achieved by trial and error or by a fixed procedure based on learned rules.

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Mechanics is defined as the study of physical actions of forces which can be subdivided into statics and dynamics.

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Mechanism is an assumption that thoughts play no role in guiding behavior ; the belief that the behavior of organisms, including humans, can be explained entirely in terms of mechanical laws.

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Mechanistic model refers to the view of children as passive entities whose developmental paths are primarily determined by external/environmental influences