SOMATOTYPE
a body or physique as it relates to behaviour characteristics. Have a look on constitutional type for more understanding.
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 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…
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…
SPONTANEOUS ABORTION
an interruption of a pregnancy where a foetus lost due to natural causes. There may be disturbance in hormonal activity…
SPORT IMAGERY QUESTIONNAIRE (SIQJ 1
1. used to measure the degree that a sportsperson uses 5 functions: General motivation; general motivation-mastery; specific motivation; general cognitive…
SPREADING DEPRESSION
a wave of silence seen in neural activity that is accompanied by a relatively large negative electric potential. It can…
STAGES OF CHANGE
The 5 steps to bring a change in health behaviour: precontemplation; contemplation; preparation; action; maintenance. Referred as transtheoratical model. It…