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Baseline The average of a variable over time before any experimental intervention; is used to compare with averages after intervention so as …

Basal metabolic rate The average minimal expenditure of energy of a body awake and at rest. It is measured after fasting a …

Basal ganglia Three pairs of nuclei at the base of the cerebral cortex including the caudate nuclei, putamen, and globus pallidus with …

Basal forebrain The area at the bottom of the forebrain near the hypothalamus which includes the nucleus basalis, diagonal band, medial septum, …

Baroreceptor A pressure-sensitive nerve cell in the heart and large arteries that send impulses toward the hypothalamus when blood pressure drops, which …

Barnum effect The tendency of people to believe vague and general predictions or comments about them is both true and unique. This …

Barber’s pole effect The illusion that a cylinder with spiral markings, such as a barber’s pole, appears to be moving up or …

Bandwagon effect In social psychology and political science, an accelerating tendency of more and more individuals to join in the behavior of …

Balance theory A theory in social cognition in which people are noted to create and be comfortable with cognitive systems which are …

Balanced bilingual A term used to describe an individual who has the same fluency in two languages, typically with native fluency and …