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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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SPLENIUM

the blunt end of the corpus callosum.

SPLIT BRAIN

brain that has been cut into 2 hemispheres and is used on animals in experiments to see what part does

SPLIT RUN

a method used to test the effectiveness of advertising and other promotions by showing an advertisement to one half of

SPLIT-HALF RELIABILITY

the measure of the internal consistency of a test, obtained by correlating responses on one half of the test with

SPLITTING

a primitive defence mechanism where objects that evoke anxiety are dealt with by compartmentalising the negative and positive emotions. It

SPMSQ

Abbreviation for short portable mental status questionnaire.

SPONTANEITY TEST

a sociometric test where a person in group therapy is encouraged to improvise freely in re-enactments of typical life situations

SPONTANEITY TRAINING

Spontaneity training is a personality-training program where a client learns to act naturally and spontaneously in real-life situations by practicing

SPONTANEOUS IMAGERY

The unintended emergence of mental images. See imagery.

SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALIZATION

a public response to a violent and unexpected death. Messages and flowers are placed at the site. See traumatic grief.

SPONTANEOUS NEURAL ACTIVITY

an apparently automatic firing of neurons, or firing in the absence of observable stimuli. See spontaneous discharge.

SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY

the reappearance of a conditioned response after an operant has been taken away. See extinction. What Is Spontaneous Recovery In

SPONTANEOUS SPEECH

Speech without responding to a direct question.

SPONTANEOUS TRAIT INFERENCE

a judgement about a person's personality traits that are made automatically with no conscious intent.

SPORT

1. A physical contest between people or teams with rules that is controlled by a non-team member and there can

SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

the application and development of psychological theory for the understanding of human behaviour in the sport and physical exercise environment

SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST

person trained in psychology who applies the methods to sport to make it consistent and to enhance performance. See clinical

SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

the application and theory development used to understand and enhance a person's sporting behaviour. Sports psychologists have alternate names like

SPORT SOCIALIZATION

used to teach skills necessary to function well in a society by playing sport to better understand respect for authority

SPORT SOCIOLOGY

applying the theories of sociology to sport and its role in a society. Its main focus is to determine the