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SPLIT BRAIN

brain that has been cut into 2 hemispheres and is used on animals in experiments to see what part does

SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALIZATION

a public response to a violent and unexpected death. Messages and flowers are placed at the site. See traumatic grief.

SPORT SCIENCE

The application of biophysical and social scientific methods to study sport behaviour.

SQUEEZE TECHNIQUE

technique used for overcoming premature ejaculation. The penis is stimulated until the man is well aroused, then the partner squeezes

STABILIZED IMAGE

an image on our retina that won't move when your move you eye. Even the smallest movement will refresh an

STAIRCASE METHOD

where stimuli are presented in ascending and descending order. When the response of the observer changes so does the direction.

STANDARD OBSERVER

Hypothetically, the ideal observer.

STANINE

a division of scores into 9 parts with a normal distribution. The mean of this scale is 5 with the

STATEMENT VALIDITY ANALYSIS

These are the techniques applied to see if a child is telling the truth about sexual abuse. For more understanding

STATISTICS

Branch of mathematics that uses data descriptively and to infer and support answers to scientific questions.

STELLATE CELL

A nerve cell that has many branches. See cortical layers.

STEREOGRAM

an image we see with depth using a stereoscope with 2 similar images in it. However, a stereoscope is usually

STERILITY

1. Being incapable of reproducing. 2. being incapable of supporting a microbial colony because of radiation or chemical treatment. the

STIGMATOPHILIA

a sexual interest in and the arousal by a partner who has tattoos or scars in the genital area.

STIMULUS DIFFERENTIATION

It is the process of understanding the difference between two stimuli. Read also discrimination learning. 2. in Gestalt psychology, the

STIMULUS SET

used in reaction-time experiments, the expectancy or readiness associated with concentration on the stimulus. Compare response set.

STOOGE

A slang name for a con artists person being conned.

STRANGER ANXIETY

Is the depressed state of children when they are surrounded by unknown people. Stranger anxiety is a normal part of

STREPHOSYMBOLIA

Is a perceptual disorder in which a person perceives minor stimuli. These are also referred as twisted symbols.

STRESSOR AFTEREFFECTS

The results followed by a person's exposure to stressor is called stressor after affect. For example; noise, crowding, traffic congestion,