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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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SUCCESSIVE DISCRIMINATION

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

SUCCESSIVE INDUCTION

Sequence of moves of extremities or other parts of body in a template of unwilling reflex moves.

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

SUCKER EFFECT

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

SUCKING REFLEX

Primary reflex in youngsters of most of the mammals which is feeding reflex: ability

SUDDEN INSIGHT

Flash experience of insight into the complex problem.

SUFENTANIL

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

SUGGESTIBILITY

1. Emotional characteristic where ideas or attitudes of other person is accepted without criticism; 2. term sometimes used for hypnotic

SUGGESTION

Procedure of provoking agreement of particular aim or activity by providing indirect clues. It is often verbal, but it can

SUI JURIS

Possession on legal rights-ability to make your own decisions independently and stand responsible for those in the eyes of law.

SUICIDAL CRISIS

a situation where suicide is attempted or threatened.

SUICIDALITY

risk of suicide with intent or the idea of suicide.

SUICIDE

Action aimed to take one's own life. It usually is tried when person is going through depressive episode, but it

SUICIDE-PREVENTION CENTER

center that has a mission to act preventively to persons who have suicidal ideas, or who have already tried to

SUICIDOLOGY

scientific discipline which examines and studies suicidal tendencies and possibilities to prevent it. Scientists examining it are medical professionals and

SULCUS PRINCIPALIS

In monkeys, this is part of the brain which is connection between the dorsolateral and ventrolateral frontal cortex. It is

SULLIVAN'S INTERPERSONAL THEORY

psychological theory developed by Harry Stack Sullivan, which stated that person's character is shaped through interpersonal contacts, i.e. Contacts with

SUM OF SQUARES

Sum of squares is used in number of variations in the mathematics, geometry, statistics and computing science. It is acquired

SUM STRATEGY

Simple process used by the small children to learn summing.