SEATTLE LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Extensive continuing analysis of adult intellect and intellectual operation using the Primary Mental Abilities evaluation (see: primary abilities) and employing…
SECONDARY DRIVE
Impetus not related to a biological need. Learned impetus which is advanced due to correlation with the primary drive. Also…
SECONDARY QUALITY
Subjective in nature, properties that produce sensations in observers, such as color, taste, smell, and sound. They can be described…
SECOND-ORDER SCHEDULE
Timetable of reinforcement wherein the units counted are not individual reactions but completions of a specific reinforcement routine. Generally, a…
SEDATIVE OCCUPATION
Any hobby or enterprise which induces sedation due to its repetitive nature, such as weaving or knitting. Compare with: stimulating…
SELECTED GROUP
Sample selection based on particular criteria relevant to the aim of the research.
SELECTIVE INFORMATION PROCESSING
Making sense of attitude-relevant details in a prejudiced fashion. Though numerous possible biases are feasible, it has customarily been presumed…
SELF AS KNOWN
Facet of self which is identified through contemplation (see: empirical self). Occasionally distinguished regarding self as knower (see: nominative self).
SAFE COMPARTMENT
Wherein a training container or equipment possesses dual compartments, the compartment which has not been correlated to a harsh stimulus.
SAMPLE SPACE I
Set of possible outcomes of an experiment; the range of values of a random variable. In an elementary approach to…
SCALABILITY
Attribute of a factor which allows it to be fitted into a whole series of scores or values.
SCATOPHILIA
Absorbing interest in feces or filth, particularly a paraphilia in which sexual arousal or activity is linked to feces.
SCHEFFE TEST
Post hoc examination of statistics which allows comparison of the difference between means in the analysis of variance.
SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS
In DSM-IV-TR, these disorders are reclassified as subtypes of schizophrenia. These include catatonic type (see: catatonic schizophrenia), disorganized type (see:…