Glossary M

Mineralocorticoids are steroid hormones released from the adrenal cortex that are responsible for Na+and K+regulation, example is Aldosterone

Minimal attachment strategy refers to a principle used in parsing. Minimal attachment strategy states that humans prefer attaching new items into the phrase marker being constructed using the fewest syntactic nodes consistent with the rules of the language.

- Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) : Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) is defined as an Attention -deficit Disorder that may produce such asocial behavior as impulsivity, hyperactivity, and aggressiveness.

Minimal group paradigm is defined as a procedure for testing Social identity theory, in which group membership is arbitrary and participants never have any contact with one another.

Minimal groups refer to meaningless groups formed by grouping strangers on the basis of trivial criteria; minimal group members still display in-group biases, however

Minimal intergroup situation refers to a research procedure developed by Henri Tajfel and John Turner in their studies of intergroup conflict that involved creating temporary groups of anonymous, unrelated people.

Minimal response is an utterance, examples are uh-huh or um-hmm made by a listener during a conversation. Ordinarily Minimal responses are taken as displays of interest in a speaker's topic.

Minimally conscious state refers to a condition of decreased brain activity with occasional, brief periods of purposeful actions and limited speech comprehension