SELECTION BIAS
Statistical bias in which there is an error in choosing the individuals or groups to take part in a scientific…
SELF PSYCHOLOGY
Any specific method of psychology preoccupied with the self. School of psychoanalytical philosophy which emphasizes the significance of an individual's…
SALIROMANIA
Sexual fetish or paraphilia wherein erotic pleasure is derived from soiling or disheveling the object of desire, especially an attractive…
SAMPLING BIAS
Imperfection in sampling procedures which renders the resultant sample unrepresentative of the populace, thus potentially distorting study data.
SANGUE DORMIDO
Culturally linked condition described in Cape Verde Islanders, which has a broad range of neurological complaints, including blindness, convulsions, numbness,…
SATURATED TEST
In element study, any examination which has been proven to have good approximation with any given element.
SCALE DEVELOPMENT
Method by which a measurement instrument is constructed, validated, and standardized.
SCATTER DIAGRAM, SCAVENGING BEHAVIOR
The consuming of dead and decaying organic matter left behind by other animals. Many species such as hyenas, jackals and…
SCHEMA CHANGE METHODS
Strategies to modify intellectual, psychological, and physiological styles of meaning which individuals have produced regarding the self, another individual, interpersonal…
SCHIZOPHRENIC PERSONALITY
Another name for schizoid personality disorder or schizotypal personality disorder.
SCHOOL COUNSELING
Support, provided by or outside the school to pupils, family, and other caregivers, which focuses primarily on pupils' educational, individual,…
SECOND CHILDHOOD 1
Layman's terminology which is used to refer to the inclination of regression in the elderly to a childish mindset. Playfulness…
SECONDARY ENVIRONMENT
Surrounding which is supplementary or slightly significant in a person's existence and in which interpersonal interactions are relatively short and…