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STIMULATE

1. To animate, arouse or excite. 2. To apply a stimulus to a sensor receptor or an excitable cell.

STIMULUS GENERALIZATION

Is the effect of conditioning which removes the discrimination between two stimuli and responsible for evoking the same response. If

STIMULUS-RESPONSE COMPATIBILITY

Actually, it is the limit to which the link of stimulus and response can facilitate the evoking of response. Speed

STOTTING

is a display when all four legs of any species are off to ground. Stotting appears to communicate to predators

STREAM OF ACTION

The continuous activity of an organism. Also called action stream.

STRESS REACTION

Is the abnormal or non-adaptive behaviour which can be seen in response to stress is called stress reaction. Stress causes

STRICT SCRUTINY

Is a test which is used to determine whether a specific law violates the basic rights, granted under US constitution.

STRUCTURAL GROUP

therapy group constituted of persons that have been chosen to become members of the group due to their similar traits

STRUCTURED LEARNING GROUP

It is a type of learning group that enables all of the participants to develop better interpersonal skills and solve

SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE

the bleeding occurred in subarachnoid space due to any trauma. Its starting symptoms are caused by increasing intracranial pressure and

SUBDURAL HEMATOMA

As hematoma enlarges and does not find space in skull, it exerts pressure which may result in distortion of brain

SUBJECTIVE IDEALISM

It is the philosophy which says that this world is constructed by individual perceiving minds either partly or wholly. Also

SUBLIMINAL CONSCIOUSNESS

the level of the consciousness at which the stimulus can affect someone

SUBSTANCC-INDUCED MOOD DISORDER

A persistent and significant mood disturbance, it is believed that to be from an influence of a certain substance, heavy

SUBSTANTIA NIGRA

Area of grey matter in the middle brain, called after its dark pigment. It sends dopaminergic neurons to basal ganglia.

SUCCESSFUL AGING

1. Ability to grow old without illness or invalidity, to preservemental abilities and stay active; 2. adjustment to growing old

SUFFICIENT STATISTIC

used in statistics with all of the information from a sample for estimating a parameter of interest.

SUKRA PRAMEHA

A culture bound syndrome in Sri Lanka.

SUNDOWN SYNDROME

Disposition, especially among older individuals with disabilities (dementia) or held in institutions, to feel lower level of mental function later

SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS

super sagital sinus is single sinus located along the rim of the falx cerebri, and is responsible for the releasing