SELECTIVE LEARNING
Understanding how to make just one of various potential reactions or knowing about one stimulus when many stimuli are offered.…
SELF AS OBSERVER
Facet of self which clarifies sensory and linguistic input for executive control, specifically, the self as knower (see: nominative self).
SALIROMANIA
Sexual fetish or paraphilia wherein erotic pleasure is derived from soiling or disheveling the object of desire, especially an attractive…
SANFILIPPO
Rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency in one of the enzymes needed to break down the…
SATURATED MODEL
Model which possesses a like number of parameters and possible effects in any pattern which the model may characterize.
SCHIZOPHRENIC EPISODE
Interval wherein a person displays notable signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and disruptions in emotional…
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST (SCAT)
Educational competence evaluation in three tiers , conducted from grade 3 through grade 12. The evaluation produces a verbal score,…
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Significant alternation in the theoretical structure of a subject of scientific research, as recognized by U.S. philosopher of science Thomas…
SCISSORS GAIT
Often observed in individuals suffering from cerebral palsy, a type of walking which involves crossing of the legs while advancing…
SCOTOPIC VISION
Dark-adapted vision occurring in dim or low light by employing the retinal rod system. Scene lacks saturation and appears as…
SCRIPT THEORY 1
Psychological theory which posits that human behavior largely falls into patterns called "scripts" because they function analogously to the way…
SECLUSIVENESS
Inclination to isolation of oneself regarding social contact or relationships with other people. See also: privacy.
SECONDARY EMOTION
Feeling which is not acknowledged or displayed commonly across societies or which requires interpersonal knowledge for its development. For a…