SPECTATOR ROLE
a behaviour pattern where a person's natural sexual responses are blocked by a performance anxiety. The person will worry about…
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
1. Inadequate and maladaptive communication behaviours and speech disorders. 2. The clinical field studying, evaluating and treating, voice, speech and…
SPEECH REHABILITATION
how we are trained to learn to speak or to improve a speech function. Also called speech re-education.
SPIDER PHOBIA
the persistent and often irrational fear of spiders. It is a specific phobia called arachnophobia.
SPINAL SHOCK
temporary loss of reflex and control below an injury site. The spinal cord does recover.
SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION
a claim that a person can catch fire without any external ignition. According to this approach, it is claimed that…
SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST
person trained in psychology who applies the methods to sport to make it consistent and to enhance performance. See clinical…
SPURIOUS CORRELATION
the situation where variables are correlated through their common relationship with one or more other variables but not through a…
STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE (SB)
a standardized assessment of intelligence and cognitive abilities for individuals aged 2 to 89 years. It currently includes five verbal…
STATE-DEPENDENT LEARNING
This applied to learning that occurs in a certain state, biologically or psychologically, and the information is recalled better when…
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
the degree to which a result cannot reasonably be attributed to the operation of chance or random factors alone,
STEINZOR EFFECT
seen in groups where a person will speak straight after the person whom is opposite them. You can compare head-of-the-table…
STEREOCHEMICAL SMELL THEORY
The stereochemical smell theory is a concept that says some odours are perceived because they have a certain shape that…
STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER
a disorder with repetitive movement like head banging, biting and rocking. It can be linked with mental retardation. A disorder…