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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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SECONDARY ENVIRONMENT

Surrounding which is supplementary or slightly significant in a person's existence and in which interpersonal interactions are relatively short and

SECONDARY GAINS

In psychoanalysis, social, occupational, or interpersonal advantages that a patient derives from symptoms. Indirect benefit, usually obtained through an illness

SECONDARY GROUP

Groups in which one exchanges explicit commodities, such as labor for wages, services for payments, and such. Tend to be

SECONDARY MENTAL DEFICIENCY

Mental deficiency or injury resulting in below-average intelligence, and which is not due to congenital factors.

SECONDARY MOOD DISORDER

Mood dysfunction which takes place within the framework of a primary dysfunction, and whose symptoms might be engendered by the

SECONDARY PERSONALITY

In dissociative identity disorder, a distinct personality which takes repeated control of behavior. The distinct personality tends to be a

SECONDARY POSITION

In binocular fixation, any position besides the primary one.

SECONDARY REWARD

Positive reinforcement associated with fulfillment of a biological need. Signals which correlate with a primary reward.

SECONDARY SENSORY AREA

Any of the parts in the cerebral cortex that access express projections from the primary sensory region for a presented

SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY AREA (S2)

Refers to a portion of the parietal lobe within the cerebral cortex that is defined on the basis of multiple

SECONDARY STUTTERING

Established stuttering behavior wherein the dysfluencies are accompanied by awareness, anticipation, and resultant anxiety. Tics in the face, hands, head,

SECONDARY TASK METHODOLOGY

Controlled model employed in the analysis of concentration wherein individuals execute a primary job as well as possible and a

SECONDARY TASTE CORTEX

Located in the orbitofrontal area of the cerebral cortex, it is the second cortical relay for taste (see also: primary

SECONDARY VISUAL SYSTEM

Phylogenetically older, visual path that is situated outside the primary visual system. Eyesight established with this system is comparatively weak

SECOND-DEGREE RELATIVE

Individual who is related to you by another individual, without whom you would have no relation to the other. Examples

SECTION

Thin slice of tissue, cells, microorganisms, or any material for examination under the microscope. See: cross section. Picture of any

SECTIONING

Academic procedure of presenting the same class, generally taught by the same instructor, repeatedly throughout the day. This allows a

SECULAR

Of or relating to worldly as opposed to sacred things or the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. Characteristic

SECULAR HUMANISM

Philosophy that espouses reason, ethics, and the search for human fulfillment, and specifically rejects supernatural and religious dogma as the

SECURE BASE PHENOMENON

Assessment that young children make use of an area of security, symbolized by an attachment figure, as a foundation from