SEXUAL INHIBITION
a suppressing sexual desire or an inability to feel sexual desire, or to perform. Read also about the hypoactive sexual…
SHAPE CONSTANCY
a type of perpetual constancy where a shape is the same when viewed from different angles.
SHIPLEY INSTITUTE OF LIVING SCALE (SILS)
an assessment of cognitive function with 2 parts. One deals with a person's vocabulary and the other with abstract ideas…
SHUTTLE BOX
a 2 compartment box used in animal research and conditioning. The animal gets an electric shock if it stays in…
SIGNIFICANCE TESTING
These are the procedures that are used to differentiate between 2 models. One model will say a treatment has no…
SIMPLE DETERIORATIVE DISORDER
Simple deteriorative disorder is a disorder that occurs with a person losing his occupational or academic functioning over the course…
SIMULTANEOUS CONDITIONING
Pavlovian technique where conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus are presented at the same time.
SINGLES TEST
Parapsychology. Used in experiments in psychkinesis where a person tries to throw a die.
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
A method of behaviour study in a natural setting and not a laboratory. See naturalistic observation.
SIX-HOUR RETARDED CHILD
the name given to a child who appears to be slow in school but functions normally outside of school. This…
SKEPTICISM N 1
1. An attitude of disbelief and doubt. 2. Philosophy. The position that some knowledge will never be found. British philosopher…
SLEEP APNEA
where a person will stop breathing while they are asleep when the upper airway is completely or partially blocked by…
SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE AND ASSESSMENT OF WAKEFULNESS (SQAW)
a questionnaire to assess sleep disorders.
SLOW LEARNER
This name is given to a child with a lower than average intelligence who may have mental retardation or may…
SOCIABILITY RATING
a person's degree of time spent on social activities and relates to human behaviour and interactions in groups, communities and…
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
1. An action performed by members of the same species. 2. The action that is influenced by other people. 3.…