SYNAPTIC CLEFT
a gap in a synapse between the terminal butt on one neuron and the dendrite of a neighbouring neuron. Also…
SYNECTICS MODEL
It is an educational approach in which there is an emphasize on the creative problems solving and on the development…
SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING
It a sampling type in which all people are listed down and they are chosen using a certain procedure. The…
SEXUAL AVERSION DISORDER
These are negative emotions and reactions about sex that lead to avoiding it that can cause stress for the person…
SEXUAL FEELING, SEX HORMONE
Sexual feeling, sex hormone are the hormones that stimulate reproductive functions. The main source is the gonads. These hormones are…
SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC NUCLEUS
a nucleus in the central nervous system that is different in men and women. The nucleus in the hypothalamus is…
SHELL SHOCK
Shell shock is the name used in WWI for reactions to combat stress and was thought to be from concussions…
SHORT-TERM MEMORY (STM)
a short period of recall we have for things that happened recently and is separate from our long term memory…
SIBUTRAMINE
an appetite suppressant used to manage obesity that acts on the central nervous system. It can raise blood pressure and…
SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY (SDT)
a collection of concepts and techniques from communication theory, electrical engineering and decision theory that was used in WWII to…
SIMILARITIES TEST
a test where a person groups like items together or says why they are similar.
SIMPLE STRUCTURE
Simple structure is a set of criteria for the adequacy of a rotated factor analytic solution where there are high…
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT)
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging technique using gamma radiation from dye to see blood flow around the body.…
SITUATED COGNITION
cognition that is inextricable from its context and that intelligence can't be separated from its application. You can also read…
SITUATIONAL PSYCHOSIS
a severe type of psychosis but temporary reaction to a traumatic situation or event giving a person delusions and hallucinations.…