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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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SWITCHING

1. In psychology, this is change of the topic of conversation during one single treatment. This could be done either

SYLLABARY

a system of writing with each syllable with a separate symbol. Compare alphabet.

SYLLOGISM

kind of logical mental process where one conclusion in combination with another one brings forward the third logical conclusion. a

SYMBIOSIS

1. In animal world, connection between organisms that share close bond that is beneficial for both of them; 2. Developmental

SYMBOL

idea, element, or picture that exemplifies other thing/idea. It can be logo, flag, picture. In literature symbolic words are used

SYMBOL GROUNDING

procedure of constituting and continuing relation among symbolic presentation of certain items, and actual items in real life. Tjis correspondance

SYMBOLIC

The rule of the symbols, which is one of three canons of the psychology field as defined by psychoanalyst Jacque

SYMBOLIC ATTITUDE

the evaluating of an attitude that is based on the extent to what is seen as consistent wither person's moral

SYMBOLIC LEARNING THEORY

a theory that want to elaborate how can imagination improve one's achievement. This theory states that imagination can improve system

SYMBOLIC LOGIC

analytical appliance of symbolic items in logic reasoning. In modern logic reasoning, such symbols are often mathematical ones. Mathematical terms

SYMBOLIC PLAY

type of children games where the child's neural system plays pretend games: child pretends that he/she is someone else, and

SYMBOLIC PROCESS

process of thinking where certain ideas, pictures or other mental statement acts as intermediary of thought. This term is commonly

SYMBOLIC REWARD

The prize that doesn't have significant material value but is nevertheless extremely valuable to a person receiving it. In psychology,

SYMBOLIC THINKING

individual's aptitude to think in symbols, ideas, hypothetic terms which is then expressed in verbal way, as artistic form, in

SYMBOLIZATION

1. look symbolism; 2. Albert Bandura in his psychology theory defines symbolization as capability to define individual's actions in group

SYMLOG

a theoretical and informational framework for learning about group habits. This frame starts from the point that group actions and

SYMMETRY COMPULSION

a method to arrange different things in a certain way. The symmetry compulsion is normally associated with having an obsession

SYMPATHECTOMY

A certain portion of the sympathetic nervous will be severed, disrupted or even excised in this medical procedure. This also

SYMPATHETIC GANGLION

These are the ganglia that are part of the sympathetic chain.

SYMPATHETIC INDUCTION

where a person's emotion evokes a similar response in another person.