SYMBOL GROUNDING
procedure of constituting and continuing relation among symbolic presentation of certain items, and actual items in real life. Tjis correspondance…
SYMBOLIC THINKING
individual's aptitude to think in symbols, ideas, hypothetic terms which is then expressed in verbal way, as artistic form, in…
SYMPATRIC SPECIES
It is the name given to the species that live in the same area or where they live in an…
SYNAPTIC CLEFT
a gap in a synapse between the terminal butt on one neuron and the dendrite of a neighbouring neuron. Also…
SYNECTICS MODEL
It is an educational approach in which there is an emphasize on the creative problems solving and on the development…
SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING
It a sampling type in which all people are listed down and they are chosen using a certain procedure. The…
SEX-POSITIVITY
Sex positivity is a positive attitude to sexual activity that is seen as a healthy relationship and from of self-expression.…
SEXUAL ATTRACTION
a first step in mating behaviour of many animals where stimuli are emitted to attract the opposite sex.
SEXUAL FANTASY
These are mental images we have or stories we make up about sex and partners.
SEXUAL METAMORPHOSIS
a delusional state where a person thinks they have been changed from one sex to the other.
SEXUALITY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES (S1ECUS)
a non-profit organisation that promotes sex education and other information about sex and sexuality.
SHAM SURGERY
In experiments of surgical intervention, it mimics surgery but no parts are removed or altered. also known as shame operation.…
SHELDON'S CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY
theory saying that we all possess some degree of the 3 main temperamental components that make up the 3 body…
SHORTCUT KEY
a key that is designed to do more than one task and to activate the controls used frequently by going…
SIB-PAIR METHOD
a genetic technique to find the extent of inherited psychiatric factors among blood relatives as compared to the general population.…
SIGNAL DETECTION TASK
Signal detection task is a task involving trails with and without the target stimulus present. These tests provide objective measures…
SIMENON'S SYNDROME
condition of delusions where a false belief that you are loved by and have had an affair with a public…
SIMPLE STEPFAMILY
a step family where one parent brings a child in to it. Compare blended family.