Neurology

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SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

These are the actions that lead to reproduction and stimulation of sexual organs for satisfaction without conception. It can orientation,

SHEEP-GOAT EFFECT

an effect seen in parapsychology experiments where the sheep, people who believe in it, and the goats, those who don't,

SINGLE-EPISODE DEPRESSION

Single episode depression is an episode where a person not with a history of depressive episodes has one. Treatment is

SOCIAL ANCHORING

basing your attitudes, actions and values on the position by taken by other people. Social anchoring implies a person's lack

SOCIAL FACILITATION

when we improve our performance in a task when other people are present. This could be due to a heightened

SOCIAL PHENOMENON

the process or accomplishment from 2 or more interacting.

SOCIALIZATION

1. The process by which we learn social skills. 2. The process that employees adjust to a working environment. 3.

SOFT SIGN

clinical, neurological or behavioural sign that indicate the presence of a neurological impairment. These signs are subtle and non-specific. It

SOURCE MONITORING

This determines the origin of a person's memories, beliefs and knowledge. Also called reality monitoring.

SPECIFIC TRANSFER

using the skills from task in a similar task where the skills are relevant. Compare general transfer.

SPONTANEOUS TRAIT INFERENCE

a judgement about a person's personality traits that are made automatically with no conscious intent.

STANDARD DEVIATION

a measure of dispersion in scores, whether they are narrowly or broadly dispersed around the mean.

STIMULATION

1. The act of increasing levels of activity. 2. Part of perception. See stimulus.

STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING

Is a type of sampling conducted randomly within different strata of the population; the sample obtained is known as stratified

SUBJECTIVE COMPETITIVE SITUATION

individual's perception, assessment and acceptance to a situation when he is meeting the criteria of objective competitive situation.

SUBTEST

individual part of the test or test batch, that has distinctive subject.

SUPERTASTER

a person with a low gustatory threshold and shows a strong response to moderate taste stimuli.

SYMBOL

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

SYNAPTIC PRUNING

It is a neurodevelopment process that takes place before the birth and before the second decade of a human being

TACHYPSYCHIA

altered perception of time. See psychological time.