STATISTICAL LEARNING THEORY
a theoretical approach using mathematical models to describe the learning processes. This term is applied to stimulus sampling theory.
STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC)
Organisational and industry theory. A method used to monitor, evaluate and improve performance of products, employees and systems.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
the degree to which a result cannot reasonably be attributed to the operation of chance or random factors alone,
STATUS DIFFERENTIATION
Status differentiation is the gradual rise to positions of greater authority by some people within a group, accompanied by decreases…
STATUS GENERALIZATION
This occurs when a person of authority and respect in one context will enjoy a similar level of status in…
STATUS OFFENSE
Status offence refers to a nondelinquent, noncriminal act considered to be illegal because the perpetrator is not an adult. Truancy,…
STEALING THUNDER
Stealing thunder is the process that is done in a courtroom when an attorney makes admissions to the jury before…
STEINZOR EFFECT
seen in groups where a person will speak straight after the person whom is opposite them. You can compare head-of-the-table…
STEM-COMPLETION TASK
Stem completion task is word completing task where a person is asked to finish the word from the first few…
STENOSIS OF AQUEDUCT OF SYLVIUS
a familial or hereditary disorder that is transmitted by an X-linked recessive gene. There is an enlargement of the head…
STEPPING REFLEX
a reflex movement seen in babies when we hold them upright with their feet touching a flat surface.
STEREOBLINDNESS
a person's inability for depth perception using retinal disparity. Stereoblindness is thought to affect 5-10% of the general population. Stereoblindness…
STEREOCHEMICAL SMELL THEORY
The stereochemical smell theory is a concept that says some odours are perceived because they have a certain shape that…