Category: B

Bayley Scales of Infant Development A widely used set of scales to measure child development from birth to 3 1 2 years…

Bayes’ theorem In statistics, a formal expression of the probability that one event will occur, given that another event occurs when the…

Bayesian inference Statistical inference based on Bayes’ theorem which uses observation to estimate probabilities of related conditional events.

Battered wife syndrome A theoretical term for a large constellation of nonspecific mental and behavioral symptoms associated with prolonged abuse by a…

Battered child syndrome A constellation of physical and behavioral symptoms characteristic of children who have been physically abused. Physical symptoms include bruises,…

Battered child A child who has been physically abused, usually in a serious or prolonged manner.

Basking in reflected glory The universal human tendency to feel good when one can associate oneself self with persons or groups with…

Basilar membrane The fibrous membrane on the organ of Corti in the inner ear, which vibrates with changes in air pressure waves,…

Basic trust versus Basic mistrust The first of Erik Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development, this stage, which occurs in the first…

Basic trust A belief in the possibility of need-satisfying relationships attained during the first, oral sensory, stage in Erik Erikson’s epigenetic growth…