SPINA BIFIDA
a developmental defect where the vertebral canal does not close properly around the spinal cord. This neural defect consequently in…
SPORT SOCIALIZATION
used to teach skills necessary to function well in a society by playing sport to better understand respect for authority…
STABILIZING SELECTION
the tendency of natural selection to maintain the existing average population number over subsequent generations.
STAIRCASE PHENOMENON
1. Anything that shows a graduated step like change. 2. Cardiac muscle. The increase in the force when a heart…
STANDARD SCORE
the score that is obtained from an original score by subtracting the mean value of all scores in the batch…
STATES VERSUS TRANSFORMATIONS
Jean Piaget's theory. the extent to which a child's attention is focused on states, the appearance of an object, rather…
STEREOPSIS
depth perception provided by retinal disparity of images. Also called stereoscopic depth perception.
STERILIZATION
the process through which an organism is made unable to reproduce normally. This can be done either by surgery or…
STILES-CRAWFORD EFFECT
the perceived brightness or colour depending on whether the light rays enter the pupil near the centre or the edge.…
STIMULUS DISCRIMINATION
being able to distinguish between different stimuli. See discrimination.
STIMULUS SITUATION
It is the situation that is perceived by an organism which then elicits a specific response. This term is used…