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SYNOPSIA

A form of synesthesia where colours are associated with tones. Also called synopsy.

SYSTEM

It is a collective entity which consists of the set of the interacting for a interrelated element that has to

SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS

a category of disorders coming from psychological factors more than organic factors.

SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

the development towards being sexually mature in behaviour and attitudes from infancy through puberty to adulthood. See psychosexual development.

SEXUAL INHIBITION

a suppressing sexual desire or an inability to feel sexual desire, or to perform. Read also about the hypoactive sexual

SEXUAL RESPONSE

the reaction to sexual stimulation. Se sexual arousal.

SHADOWING

It is cognitive testing. It is used in attention studies where a person repeats word for word as a person

SHAPING

Producing new forms of behaviour by reinforcement and conditioning. also called approximation conditioning; behaviour shaping.

SHIPLEY-HARTFORD INSTITUTE OF LIVING SCALE

Developed by Walter C Shipley, 1903-1966, US psychologist.

SHY-BOLD CONTINUUM

the tendency of some people to be fearful and cautious of new things and others who can't wait to explore

SIGN I

1. An objective indication of a disorder or disease. 2. Verbal or written sign in language. 3. Use sign language

SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE

a difference in 2 models that are different being compared to each other.

SIMPLE EFFECTS

Seen in factorial design this is the comparison of group means of one factor at a set level of the

SIMULTANEOUS CONFIDENCE INTERVALS

These intervals are used to estimate multiple parameters at the same time from a set of data.

SINGLE-SESSION THERAPY (SST)

therapy that is just one session long where a person believes they have reached success with one treatment session. Such

SITUATIONAL ATTRIBUTION

1. Attribution theory. The attributes of your behaviour to the external or circumstantial causes. 2. The ascription of an event

SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE II6PF)

a comprehensive self-report questionnaire on personality and uses 16 scales grouped into 5 global factors: extraversion, independence, tough-mindedness, anxiety and

SKEWNESS

The lacking of symmetry in a batch of scores around the central tendency.

SLEEP CENTER

a now obsolete name for the hypothalamus that was thought to control sleep. It is now shown that several areas

SLEEP RECOVERY

This happens when a person sleeps more than normal after a period of sleep deprivation, as though in compensation.