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Back-clipping the shortening of a word in such a way that the new word is used with exactly the same meaning, for…

Babyfacedness the attribute of having an adult face with configurable features resembling those of an infant, that is, large eyes, full cheeks,…

Baby Brain a colloquial term for the memory deficits, reasoning, and spatial learning difficulties, and other cognitive problems popularly believed to be…

Baah-ji a culture-bound syndrome found in Thailand, with symptoms similar to those of latah.

B-motivation In Maslow’s view, meta motivation is distinct from the motivation operating in the lower level needs, which he calls deficiency motivation,…

B-cognition being cognition( in the humanistic psychology of Abraham Maslow, an exceptional type of cognition that can be distinguished from one’s everyday…

B lymphocyte B lymphocytes (or B cells), which develop and mature in the bone marrow, are responsible for humoral immunity: They produce circulating antibodies…

B coefficient The beta coefficient is the degree of change in the outcome variable for every 1-unit of change in the predictor variable. The…

a phase of sexual bondage that is accompanied by such acts as whipping or spanking. Because of the potential physical danger, the partners usually…

A1 abbreviation for primary auditory cortex.