SALTATORY CONDUCTION
The form of nerve impulse conduction in which the impulse jumps from one Ranvier's node to the next, rather than…
SAMPLING PLAN
Method of specifying the means by which participants will be chosen for analysis, especially in a survey-type study.
SAVINGS METHOD, RELEASE
The liberation of anxiety in a mental, physical, or emotional sense, which may then lead to relaxation and reduction of…
SCANLON PLAN
A type of business plan wherein cost reduction or improved efficiency translates to higher profitability which is then shared throughout…
SCHACHTER, STANLEY
(1922-1997) American psychologist who pursued his doctorate degree at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1949. Taught at Minnesota University…
SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER
In DSM-IV-TR, mental illness that shares the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia and the mood disturbances of depression or bipolar disorder…
SCHIZOPHRENOGENIC MOTHER
Stereotypical mother figure for an individual exhibiting schizophrenia, generally described as cold, rejecting, emotionally disturbed, perfectionist, domineering, and lacking in…
SCHOOL-ABILITY TEST
Analysis meant to assess a pupil's academic accomplishments so as to acquire data which will enrich his or her education.…
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
A way of writing numbers that accommodates values too large or small to be conveniently written in standard decimal notation,…
SCOPOPHILIA
Paraphilia in which sexuoerotism hinges on watching others engaging in sexual intercourse, viewing the genitals of another, or observing them…
SCREEN MEMORY
In psychoanalysis, the memory of an unacceptable but tolerable experience that unconsciously serves the purpose of concealing the memory of…
SEASHORE MEASURES OF MUSICAL TALENTS
Compilation of recorded assessments of the aspects of musical competence, such as tonal retention, time consciousness, tempo consciousness, pitch discrimination,…
SECONDARY AUTOEROTICISM
Form of autoeroticism which does not include actual masturbation, but derives from ancillary correlation to erogenous zones; for example, sexual…
SECONDARY MENTAL DEFICIENCY
Mental deficiency or injury resulting in below-average intelligence, and which is not due to congenital factors.
SECONDARY TASTE CORTEX
Located in the orbitofrontal area of the cerebral cortex, it is the second cortical relay for taste (see also: primary…
SECULAR TREND
Long-term upward or downward trend in numbers, as opposed to a smaller cyclical variation with a periodic and short-term duration.
SELECTIVE AGENT
Aspect of the surroundings which applies selection pressures, leading to natural selection.
SELECTIVE REMINDING TEST
Memory evaluation wherein the subject is provided the answer to the problem whenever it cannot be recalled to ensure that…