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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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STAIN

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

STAIRCASE METHOD

where stimuli are presented in ascending and descending order. When the response of the observer changes so does the direction.

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.

STAMMERING

a form of stuttering.

STANCE REFLEX

reflex response of any of the muscles we use to maintain a standing posture. It can be define as any

STANDARD APPLICATION BLANK (SAB)

a form used to collect personnel data such as age, education and qualifications.

STANDARD DEVIATION

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

STANDARD LANGUAGE

the accepted version of a language used in mainstream media and taught as a second language to people. the version

STANDARD OBSERVER

Hypothetically, the ideal observer.

STANDARD STIMULUS

a stimulus used as the basis of comparison for other stimuli.

STANDARDIZATION

process to establish norms and uniform procedures.

STANDARDIZED INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

STANDARDIZED INTERVIEW SCHEDULE is a structured interview that has a list of set questions and is used in personnel and

STANDARDIZED MEASURING DEVICE

a test given to a sample of a population that will provide the norms for further tests.

STANDARDS OF PRACTICE

These are the guidelines set down to be used for the procedures and techniques and the order they will be

STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST

multiple choice and open ended question used to measure progress in language, spelling, listening, mathematics, science and social science. There

STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE (SB)

a standardized assessment of intelligence and cognitive abilities for individuals aged 2 to 89 years. It currently includes five verbal

STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE MANNER

They are concerned with the failed relationship a person has in his life. The interpersonal annoyance may be in the

STANOLONE

a semi-synthetic form of dihydrotestosterone used to treat some breast cancers.

STAPEDIUS MUSCLE

a muscle in the middle ear that controls movements of the stapes.