SCHIZOID PERSONALITY (Schizo- thymic Personality)
A personality pattern disturbance characterized by shyness, introversion, and a tendency to avoid social contact and close relationships.The schizoid individual…
SENTENCE COMPLETION METHOD
A projective technique in which the subject completes a fragmentary sentence.The Sentence Completion Method is a further development of the…
SALESMANSHIP
Salesmanship is viewed as a form of advertising, since its object is to show that a particular product or service…
SATYRIASIS (Satyrism)
A sexual deviation in males consisting of an excessive or insatiable desire for gratification.The terms “excessive” and “insatiable” are difficult…
SCHILDER, PAUL FERDINAND (1886-1940)
Schilder, noted chiefly for his studies of schizophrenia and the body image, was bom in Vienna and received his medical…
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…
SECONDARY ATTENTION
Engaged concentration which requires cognizant exertion, for example the attentiveness required to examine a work of art. Compare with: primary…
SECONDARY MEMORY (SM)
Memory that maintains numerous things fairly perpetually, as opposed to primary memory. Originally denoting dual-storage memory models prior to its…
SECONDARY TASK METHODOLOGY
Controlled model employed in the analysis of concentration wherein individuals execute a primary job as well as possible and a…
SECULAR HUMANISM
Philosophy that espouses reason, ethics, and the search for human fulfillment, and specifically rejects supernatural and religious dogma as the…
SELECTIVE ADAPTATION
Psycho-physical process wherein recurring subjection to a stimulus generates sensory variation that affects understanding of a successive stimulus. Assessment that…
SELECTIVE REARING
Experiential paradigm wherein an organism is brought up from arrival or from the time that the eyes open under circumstances…
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.