SUBCORTICAL LEARNING
As the name shows, this type of learning is associated with the area found right under the cortex in the…
SUBJECTIVE
Not able to be accessed or observed. Opposite to objective. Something that is effected by personal feelings, prejudice and interpretations.…
SUBJECTIVE-EXPECTED VALUE
while making a decision, the expected value of an outcome that is guessed by the decision maker is subjective expected…
SUBSTANCE-INDUCED ANXIETY DISORDER
Clinically important consequence of the drug abuse or exposure to other toxins that reflects in attacks of panic, phobia or…
SUBTHALAMUS
part of brain located among the thalamus and hypothalamus. It is responsible for the regulation of skeletal muscular motion. This…
SUCKER EFFECT
end product of the idea that person who doesn't want that group members think of him in negative manner, decreases…
SUMMATION EFFECT
characteristic of binocular cells in the visual cortex which will be more active if stimulus is perceived through both eyes…
SUPERIOR FUNCTION
psychological category which presents higher functions one among the four regular basic functions: ability to see, think, have intuition and…
SUPERSTITION
1. A belief that is founded on the operation of supernatural or magical forces. 2. An unscientific belief that is…
SUPPORTED RETIREMENT
on-going program in which older individuals who also have mental disabilities are provided with support and assistance in a sense…
SURFACE DYSLEXIA
type of dyslexia that individual acquires in time because he/she gets too dependant on the connection between the spelling and…
SURVEY KNOWLEDGE
a bird's eye view of a spatial environment that looks like a map. It is the knowledge that is gained…
SYMBOLIC ATTITUDE
the evaluating of an attitude that is based on the extent to what is seen as consistent wither person's moral…
SYMPTOM CHECKLIST-90-R (SCL-90-R)
a report inventory that it s used to measure the distress and other psychological symptoms. It helps to identify if…
SYNAPTIC VESICLE
It is a small spherical sac found in the cytoplasm and it has a terminal button for a pre-synaptic neuron…
SYNERGISTIC MUSCLES
These are muscles that work together to do a certain action. See agonist. Compare antagonist.