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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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S-STATE

the sleeping state as opposed to a waking state.

S-STRUCTURE

The abbreviation for surface structure.

STABILITY

1. The lack of motion and variation as applied to genetics, emotion and body position. 2. The extent to which

STABILITY-INSTABILITY

These are the bipolar dimensions of a single trait of emotional stability.

STABLON

Trade name for tianeptine.

STADOL

Trade name for butorphanol.

STAGE

a discrete period of time where functioning is different to other times.

STAGE 1 SLEEP

the initial stage of sleep with low amplitude waves with an irregular frequency. Read sleep stages for clarity.

STAGES OF CHANGE

The 5 steps to bring a change in health behaviour: precontemplation; contemplation; preparation; action; maintenance. Referred as transtheoratical model. It

STAGES OF DYING

These are the events that happen during the process of dying. Buddhists recognise 8 stages but in Western society we

STAGNATION

the staying in one stage.

STAIN

a chemical dye that makes things easier to see under a microscope.

STAKEHOLDER

person or company who has an interest in a research project that could be a sponsor, director, service recipient. Conflict

STALENESS

a result of over training in sporting activities.

STALKING LAW

the law that makes it a crime to continually follow a person, harass or threaten them and give them a

STAMMERING

a form of stuttering.

STANDARD DEVIATION

a measure of dispersion in scores, whether they are narrowly or broadly dispersed around the mean.

STANDARD ERROR

The standard deviation of a sampling distribution.

STANDARD ERROR OF MEASUREMENT

an error in estimating true scores from observed scores.

STANDARD ERROR OF THE MEAN

a standard deviation of the mean.