endotherm

n. an animal whose body temperature is regulated chiefly by internal metabolic processes. The only true endotherms are mammals and birds. Such animals, formerly called homeotherms, are popularly described as warm-blooded. Compare ectotherm. —endothermic adj. —endothermy n.

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Psychology term of the day

November 24th 2024

point scale

any scale for measuring some construct or attribute in which participants’ responses to a series of multiple-choice questions are given numerical values (points). The final score is the total points earned. See also Likert scale; semantic differential.