SECONDARY TASK
Ergonomically, any job which is subordinate or incidental to the primary job where multiple tasks are required for completion.
SEDATIVE-, HYPNOTIC-, OR ANXIOLYTIC-INDUCED PERSISTING AMNESTIC DISORDER
Disruption in memory as a result of the prolonged impacts of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic drugs. Capacity to be taught…
SELECTIVE ACTION
Measures by which a reinforcer could possibly have a larger impact on certain reactions as compared to others, specifically, its…
SELECTIVE POTENTIATION
Augmentation of sensitivity or processes of specific neural pathways.
SAFETY PSYCHOLOGY
Analysis of the human and environmental aspects associated with accidental injuries and risk avoidance. Human aspects consist of risk-free and…
SAMPLING METHODS
Variety of factors taken into account when individuals are picked to participate in research activities. See: sampling.
SCENT MARKING
Action taken by an animal to deposit odorants within an environment, typically from specialized scent glands where the odorant is…
SCHIZOPHRENOGENIC
Designation of an element or prevailing factor which is believed to have caused or contributed to schizophrenic development or onset.
SCHOOL REFUSAL
Anxiety disorder impacting school children who, for different purposes, refrain from going to school; 1 in 4 children will sometimes…
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be…
SCOPOLAMINE
Anticholinergic alkaloid obtained from the leaves and seeds of several solanaceous plants. It is a central nervous system depressant, employed…
SCREEN MAGNIFIER
Software that interfaces with a computer's graphical output to present enlarged screen content. It is a type of assistive technology…