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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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SELECTION RESEARCH

Utilization of empirical analysis to ascertain the dependability, credibility, usability, and fairness of methods employed in staff choice as well

SELECTIVE ADAPTATION

Psycho-physical process wherein recurring subjection to a stimulus generates sensory variation that affects understanding of a successive stimulus. Assessment that

SELECTIVE AGENT

Aspect of the surroundings which applies selection pressures, leading to natural selection.

SELECTION PRESSURE

Way of measuring the degree with which natural selection prefers the existence of certain genotypes over certain others, which therefore

SELECTIVE BREEDING

Process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits, or in order to produce a specific type of organism

SELECTIVE INFORMATION PROCESSING

Making sense of attitude-relevant details in a prejudiced fashion. Though numerous possible biases are feasible, it has customarily been presumed

SELECTIVE DROPOUT

Loss of particular, nonrandom subjects from research.

SELECTION BIAS

Statistical bias in which there is an error in choosing the individuals or groups to take part in a scientific

SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR ANXIOLYTIC ABUSE

In DSM-IV-TR, routine of usage of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic drugs exhibited by repeated considerable negative effects connected with the

SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION

Method employed in productive aging to adjust to physical and intellectual deficits related to growing older. Entails accentuating and reinforcing

SELECTIVE REARING

Experiential paradigm wherein an organism is brought up from arrival or from the time that the eyes open under circumstances

SELECTIVE POTENTIATION

Augmentation of sensitivity or processes of specific neural pathways.

SELECTIVE MUTISM

In DSM-IV-TR, an uncommon condition, generally, although not specifically, present in small children, distinguished by a chronic failure to talk

SELF AS KNOWN

Facet of self which is identified through contemplation (see: empirical self). Occasionally distinguished regarding self as knower (see: nominative self).

SELEGILINE

Drug employed for the treatment of early-stage Parkinson's disease, depression and senile dementia. In normal clinical doses it is a

SELECTIVE LISTENING

Paying heed to a single audio input when two or more are available.

SELF PSYCHOLOGY

Any specific method of psychology preoccupied with the self. School of psychoanalytical philosophy which emphasizes the significance of an individual's

SELF AS OBSERVER

Facet of self which clarifies sensory and linguistic input for executive control, specifically, the self as knower (see: nominative self).

SELECTIVE LEARNING

Understanding how to make just one of various potential reactions or knowing about one stimulus when many stimuli are offered.

SEDATIVE

Agent that decreases functional activity, diminishes irritability, and allays excitement. Some have a general effect on all organs. Others principally