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SELECTION BIAS

Statistical bias in which there is an error in choosing the individuals or groups to take part in a scientific

SELECTIVE LISTENING

Paying heed to a single audio input when two or more are available.

SELF PSYCHOLOGY

Any specific method of psychology preoccupied with the self. School of psychoanalytical philosophy which emphasizes the significance of an individual's

S AND M

Abbreviation denoting sadism and masochism. See also: sadomasochism.

SAFE SEX

Practice of sexual functioning wherein the bodily fluids are kept as discrete as possible in order to minimize risks associated

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,

SCID-I

Acronym denoting Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders.

SCL-90-R

Abbreviation denoting Symptom Checklist 90-R.

SCOTOPSIN

Type of opsin present in retinal rods, which coalesces with 11-cis retinal to produce rhodopsin, the photopigment known as visual

SCRIVENER'S PALSY

Antiquated label for writer's cramp.

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