SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
a scientific organisation for the advancement of social psychology and publishes the journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
SOCIOPETAL
a term used to describe the environment a group meets under such as seating arrangement and room temperature that is…
SOURCE LANGUAGE
1. The language as a starting point to learn a new language. 2. The language that a translation is made…
SPASTIC PARALYSIS
a paralysis of increased muscle tension caused by the damage to upper motor neurons and can occur in cerebral palsy.…
SPECIES SPECIFICITY OF LANGUAGE
a theory that language is innate to homosapiens. See language origin theory; task specificity of language.
SPECIFICITY THEORY
a theory that the pain mechanism, like hearing and vision, is a specific modality that has its own central and…
SPECTRUM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
1. Psychology. The full range of psychological and spiritual experiences. 2. Neuroscience. The full range of awareness. See conscious.
SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY
the degree that a person's speech can be understood by other people. Have a look on articulation index.
SPEED-ACCURACY TRADEOFF
the tendency when doing a task to go for speed or accuracy. One is sacrificed to support the other. While…
SPHINCTER CONTROL
the ability to open and close these muscles that are on openings in our bodies. It is important for physical…
SPIRITUALISM
1. Metaphysics. The fundamental reality of the universe is not material. 2. The belief that spirits of dead people live…