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SOCIALITY

a tendency to live as part of a group that has clear social interactions and is able to cope with

SOCIOCENTER

Sociometry. the person who is the centre of a group or the most popular or prominent member.

SOCIOLINGUISTICS

the study of the relationship between a society and language used that is related to gender, class and ethnicity. One

SOCIOTHERAPY

the supportive approach to therapy based on modifying a person's environment to help with interpersonal adjustment. It means working with

SOLICITATION BEHAVIOR

the action one animal does to seek a mate. This behaviour is usually seen in females that are interested in

SOMATIC HALLUCINATION

a false perception of physical occurrences in the body.

SOMATOTYPE

a body or physique as it relates to behaviour characteristics. Have a look on constitutional type for more understanding.

SOOTHABILITY

an ability of babies to calm down and to recover from being distressed.

SOUND INTENSITY

the flow rate of sound energy through a set area and is measured in watts per metre squared. It is

SOURCE MONITORING

This determines the origin of a person's memories, beliefs and knowledge. Also called reality monitoring.

SPATIAL ABILITY

an ability to perceive and to orient your body in space and to detect and reason about spatial relationships.

SPEARMAN'S S

A factor in Charles Spearman's Theory of intelligence represented by the factor S.

SPECIFIC ABILITY

an ability that is used for a certain task and not for anything but that task. Also called special aptitude.

SPECIOUS PRESENT

Specious present is then moment that is distinct from another moment with its own sense impressions and mental events. For

SPEECH

how we communicate with sound.

SPEECH PROCESSOR

a device that converts sound into electrical stimulation. Consequently, it enables the comprehension of sound and speech.

SPENCE, KENNETH WARTINBEE

US. Psychologist who was involved with experimental research on learning discrimination in animals. With Clark Hull, he developed a version

SPHYGMOGRAPH

This measures the strength and speed of a pulse.

SPINAL NERVE

any one of the 31 pairs of nerves that originate in the grey matter of the spinal cord and emerge

SPIROMETER

This measures the capacity of our lings to hold air. It can also record breathing functions of speech and sound