Glossary M

Glossary M

Deutsch: Meisterdrüse / Español: Glándula maestra / Português: Glândula mestra / Français: Glande maîtresse / Italian: Ghiandola principale

Master gland in psychology refers to the pituitary gland, which plays a crucial role in regulating various physiological processes and maintaining homeostasis by releasing hormones that control other endocrine glands.

Master's degree is defined as an advanced degree taken after the Bachelor's degree often obtainable after two (2) years of graduate work. Individuals with master's-level training in Clinical psychology work in a variety of service-delivery settings, but may be less likely to gain professional independence than individuals with Doctoral degrees.

Mastery is defined as the acquisition of a high level of knowledge or skill. One goal of psychotherapy may be for the patient to develop competence /mastery in a particular area. Mastery is also the extent to which one regards one’s life chances as being under one’s own control.

Mastery motivation refers to the inborn motive to explore, understand, and control one’s environment.

Mastery orientation refers to a tendency to persist at challenging tasks because of a belief that one has high ability and/or that earlier failures can be overcome by trying harder.

Mastery training is defined as reinforcement of responses that lead to mastery of a threat or control over one's environment.

Deutsch: Masturbation / Español: Masturbacion / Português: Masturbatio / Français: Masturbation / Italiano: Masturbazione

Masturbation refers to individual or mutual stimulation of genitalia by hand or by using other objects.

Match-to-culprit description means choosing lineup foils who share features of the culprit mentioned in the witness’s description of the culprit but who vary on other features