Glossary M
Glossary M
Microsystem is defined as the immediate settings with which the child interacts, such as the home, the school, and one's peers; the people and objects in an individual’s immediate environment; the immediate settings which include role relationships and activities that the person actually encounters.
Microtheory refers to the theory aimed at understanding social life at the intimate level of individuals and their interactions. An example of Microtheory is when examining how the play behavior of girls differs from that of boys By contrast, please see Macrotheory.
Midbrain is defined as the middle part of the brain, including superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, tectum, and tegmentum. Midbrain is the part of the brain that contains structures which are involved in relaying information between other brain regions, or in regulating levels of alertness.
Middle adolescence refers to a period dominated by the goal of achieving competency, mastery, or control, and the conflict of independence versus dependence