Glossary M

Mood stabilizers refer to medications or drugs which are used to control mood swings in patients with Bipolar mood disorders.

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Mood -congruent refers to a determination th a person's emotions are normative to or in sync with the situation he/ she faces.

Mood -congruent recall refers to the idea that positive feelings will activate positive memories and negative feelings will activate negative memories.

Mood -dependent memory effect refers to the empirical finding that people’s ability to recall information is best when their mood at the time of recall matches their mood at the time of learning.

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Moon illusion refers to the apparent change in size that occurs as the moon moves from the horizon (large moon) to overhead (small moon); an illusion in which the moon appears to be larger when it is on or near the horizon than when it is high in the sky.

Mooncalf may refer to the following (1) a daydreamer or absent-minded person; (2) a fool or simpleton; and (3) a congenitally deformed person.

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Moonlighting means working more than one job.

Moral affect refers to the emotional component of morality, that includes feelings such as empathy, guilt, shame, and pride in ethical conduct