SENSORIMOTOR ARC
a reflex arc of an afferent sensory branch and an efferent sensory branch.
SENSORY BIAS
a display of a sensory preference that may relate to species signals. It is about the biasness an organism has…
SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION
where we have trouble in organising and processing sensory input.
SEPARATION ANXIETY
a fear of being taken away from the person you trust most, mainly at a young age.
SEX INSTINCT
a dominant trait in men and recessive in women and the full effects are only seen in men.
SEX-LINKED
a gene that is found on one of the sex chromosomes, usually X or a trait determined by the gene.…
SELF-ASSERTION
the act of putting forward your own opinions or to express your needs, rights and wishes. In this way person…
SELF-CONSTRUAL
a specific label of the self in connection with independent self-construal and interdependent ones. This term is specified for locating…
SELF-DETERMINATION
how we control our behaviour by using our convictions and internal demands. Also called self-direction. To be very serious about…
SELF-EXCITING CIRCUIT
a neural pathway where part of the output goes back to the originating cell to maintain activity.
SELF-HYPNOSIS
how we put ourselves into a trance or a trancelike state by autosuggestion. See autohypnosis.
SELF-REFERENCING
used in advertising and marketing by making people think about how a product relates to them and past experiences.
SEMANTIC DEMENTIA
a selective and progressive impairment of our semantic memory that ends up in difficulties in naming words and comprehending words.…
SEMANTICITY
1. The property of a language that allows it to represent events, ideas, objects and actions and to communicate meaning.2.…