SPORTSMANSHIP
a concern for the rules and acting in a positive way to promote sport. The nature depends on the kind…
SPREADING ACTIVATION
1. Neuroscience. The hypothetical process where the activation of one neuron spreads to others. 2. Cognitive psychology. A model for…
SPREADING DEPRESSION
a wave of silence seen in neural activity that is accompanied by a relatively large negative electric potential. It can…
SPURIOUS CORRELATION
the situation where variables are correlated through their common relationship with one or more other variables but not through a…
S-R LEARNING MODEL
a hypothesis that says learning leads to forming stimulus-response connections and is used in Pavlovian conditioning. In instrumental conditioning, the…
S-S LEARNING MODEL
a stimulus-stimulus learning model that uses cognitive skills to form associations between stimuli. roi- man
SSIMILATION EFFECT
an effect seen in psychology experiments where the person's judgement will shift toward an anchor when it introduced. You can…
STABILITY-INSTABILITY
These are the bipolar dimensions of a single trait of emotional stability.
STABILIZING SELECTION
the tendency of natural selection to maintain the existing average population number over subsequent generations.
STAGE 1 SLEEP
the initial stage of sleep with low amplitude waves with an irregular frequency. Read sleep stages for clarity.
STAGE 2 SLEEP
a stage of sleep with regular bursts of 14 to 18 Hz waves. Read the sleep stages also.
STAGE FRIGHT
a reaction of anxiety when a person is expected to do public speaking or is to perform in public. You…