SCOPOLAMINE
Anticholinergic alkaloid obtained from the leaves and seeds of several solanaceous plants. It is a central nervous system depressant, employed…
SCOPOPHILIA
Paraphilia in which sexuoerotism hinges on watching others engaging in sexual intercourse, viewing the genitals of another, or observing them…
SCOTOMIZATION
Theory in psychoanalysis which refers to the mind's ability to erase a traumatic or overwhelming experience, or the inclination to…
SCOTOPIC VISION
Dark-adapted vision occurring in dim or low light by employing the retinal rod system. Scene lacks saturation and appears as…
SCREE PLOT
Plot, in descending order of magnitude, of the eigenvalues of a correlation matrix. In the context of factor analysis or…
SCREEN DEFENSE
Theory in psychoanalysis wherein falsified or incomplete memories or affects are employed to cover repressed but associated memories and affects.
SCREEN MEMORY
In psychoanalysis, the memory of an unacceptable but tolerable experience that unconsciously serves the purpose of concealing the memory of…
SCREEN READER
Software for the visually impaired that reads the contents of a computer screen, converting the text to speech. Screen readers…
SCREENING TEST
Assessment process intended to distinguish individuals or items in accordance with a set attribute or feature. Generally employed to differentiate…
SCREENING TESTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Inventories or evaluation standards which have been designed to identify developmental delays, criterion behavior patterns, or various other associated risk…
SCRIPT THEORY 1
Psychological theory which posits that human behavior largely falls into patterns called "scripts" because they function analogously to the way…
SEARCH ASYMMETRY
In scientific studies of optical search, the condition wherein search for the existence of an aspect generates one model of…
SEARCH IMAGE
Apparatus to describe the perseverance of predators in searching for one or a handful of varieties of prey even with…
SEASHORE MEASURES OF MUSICAL TALENTS
Compilation of recorded assessments of the aspects of musical competence, such as tonal retention, time consciousness, tempo consciousness, pitch discrimination,…
SEASONALITY EFFECT
Idea that people with schizophrenia are quite likely to have been born in the course of the interval from January…