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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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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,

STATISTICAL TEST

mathematical technique used to test hypothesis.

STATUS COMPARISON

Comparing your own abilities and status to other people.

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

STEALTH JUROR

juror who hides biases from a judge and attorneys during jury selection.

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

STELAZINE

Trade name for trifluoperazine.

STEM-AND-LEAF PLOT

a graphical display of data that is more detailed than a histogram.

STEM-COMPLETION TASK

Stem completion task is word completing task where a person is asked to finish the word from the first few

STENOSIS

an abnormal narrowing of a passage such as an artery such as the carotid artery or the aorta. It is

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.

STEPWISE PHENOMENON

a process that changes over time in steps.

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