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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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SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA

gelatinous substance constituted of highly connected little neurons on the rim of dorsal horn of spinal cord. Some of the

SUBSTANTIA NIGRA

Area of grey matter in the middle brain, called after its dark pigment. It sends dopaminergic neurons to basal ganglia.

SUBSTITUTE FORMATION 2

the process when indications of illness form.

SUBSTITUTES FOR LEADERSHIP THEORY

approach which states that leader is not important for the efficient group action in certain working situation. Read also situational

SUBSTITUTION TEST

Test in which student exchanges one set of items with another.

SUBSTRATE

The base-in biology, the base for plant to grow on; in chemistry element that acts like enzyme. It binds particularly

SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS

element of the subthalamus which is connected with the globus pallidus and is part of downward path of the basal

SUBTHALAMUS

part of brain located among the thalamus and hypothalamus. It is responsible for the regulation of skeletal muscular motion. This

SUBVOCAL SPEECH

Speech that includes only slightest moves of lips tongue and larynx but without production of sound. Individuals speak subvocally to

SUCCESSFUL AGING

1. Ability to grow old without illness or invalidity, to preservemental abilities and stay active; 2. adjustment to growing old

SUCCESSIVE CONTRAST

improved idea of contrast between two stimulations which are presented closely one after the other. See also color contrast. Compare

SUCCESSIVE DISCRIMINATION

Used in conditioning behaviour this is a discrimination between stimuli presented one after the other.

SUCCINIMIDES

batch of the chemicals that have drug effect and are used in treating absence seizures. They have sedation result and

SUCCINYLCHOLINE

medicine that provides relaxation of the muscles along the skeleton. It is induced through IV in anaesthesia and before electric-convulsive

SUCCUBUS

In religious theory, demon or evil creature in female shape that has sex with a sleeping man.

SUCKER EFFECT

end product of the idea that person who doesn't want that group members think of him in negative manner, decreases

SUFENTANIL

Analgesic drug that has short period of action. US trade name: Sufenta

SUFFERING

Feeling of pain or strong stress, either physical or emotional. It can be correlative to the situation, or much higher.

SUFFIX

In linguistic science, this is morpheme that one adds to the end of a word in order to create variation.

SUFFIX EFFECT

the effect where the memory of the last item is weakened if another item is add at the end of