SPATIAL FREQUENCY
the number of elements that repeat in a pattern over a certain distance. For more understanding, you may study contrast…
SPECIAL NEEDS
the requirements of a person with a physical, mental, emotional or financial disability. Special needs vary from person to person.…
SPECIFIC PHOBIA
an anxiety disorder that used to be called a simple phobia that was marked by a persistent fear of an…
SPECTRAL ABSORPTION
The ability of different chemicals to absorb different wavelengths of light. This can be determined by passing lights of almost…
SPEECH AREA
the area of our cerebral cortex that deals with speech. The speech areas are situated in the left hemisphere in…
SPIKE-WAVE ACTIVITY
the pattern produced by an action potential of a neuron when amplified and projected onto the screen of an oscilloscope…
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.…
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.