SCREE PLOT
Plot, in descending order of magnitude, of the eigenvalues of a correlation matrix. In the context of factor analysis or…
SEARCH IMAGE
Apparatus to describe the perseverance of predators in searching for one or a handful of varieties of prey even with…
SECONDARY AGING
Variance because of biological maturation, but hastened as a result of disease and poor health practices (no exercise, smoking, excess…
SECONDARY GROUP
Groups in which one exchanges explicit commodities, such as labor for wages, services for payments, and such. Tend to be…
SECONDARY SYMPTOMS 1
As outlined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939), those indications of schizophrenia, including delusions and hallucinations, which are common in…
SECTOR THERAPY
Treatment process wherein habits of correlation which have created psychological difficulties in the individual are supplanted by more reasonable and…
SEDATIVE, HYPNOTIC, OR ANXIOLYTIC WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM
Reversible affliction that evolves over a brief time period (typically several hours to few days) following termination of extended, excessive…
SELECTION TEST
Physiological or psychological evaluation that measures an individual's appropriateness for a job. These kinds of assessments are generally employed to…
SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY
Characteristic of a membrane which allows it to be permeable to some substances, and impermeable to others. See also: permeability.
SACCADIC TIME
Amount of time for which a saccade occurs, usually between 15-100 ms, with a delay of approximately 150 ms prior…
SAFETY NEEDS
Second tier in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, following physiological requirements for human survival. These needs include personal security (absence of…
SALPINGECTOMY
Removal by surgical means of one or both fallopian tubes, either due to infection or obstruction, or the desire to…
SAMPLING FRAME
Comprehensive list of all factors in a populace wherein a sample is being taken.
SAUCE BEARNAISE EFFECT
Layman's terminology for food aversion which arises from illness presenting after a new food is tried, regardless of whether the…
SCALED TEST
Examination wherein the items are sorted in arrangement of increased complexity. Examination wherein items are designated to have a particular…
SCENARIO-BASED DESIGN
In ergonomics, a style and design technique wherein many distinct possible applications for an item or strategy are visualized and…
SCHIZENCEPHALIC
Related to abnormal cleavage or other division of the brain tissues caused by maldevelopment.
SCHIZOPHRENIFORM PSYCHOSIS
Form of non-schizophrenic psychosis wherein indications and symptoms of standard nuclear schizophrenia exist, but there is, however, sound premorbid adjustment,…
SCHOOL READINESS
Any of various courses created to prepare young children of below-kindergarten age for participating in traditional elementary school. These kinds…