SPEECH-ACTIVATED CONTROL
Ergonomics. Using your voice to activate a function. It is also known as voice- activated control, speech amplification system. It…
SPERMATOZOON
the name of the gamete that fuses with the female egg in fertilisation. Also called sperm.
SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS
The pathways for somatosensory impulses from the spinal cord to the thalamus. There is an anterior and a lateral. The…
SPONTANEOUS NEURAL ACTIVITY
an apparently automatic firing of neurons, or firing in the absence of observable stimuli. See spontaneous discharge.
SPORT SOCIOLOGY
applying the theories of sociology to sport and its role in a society. Its main focus is to determine the…
S-R LEARNING MODEL
a hypothesis that says learning leads to forming stimulus-response connections and is used in Pavlovian conditioning. In instrumental conditioning, the…
STAKEHOLDER
person or company who has an interest in a research project that could be a sponsor, director, service recipient. Conflict…
STATE-SPECIFIC SCIENCE
a concept of science as being dependent on a certain state of consciousness. It was [proposed by U.S. psychologist Charles…
STEREOSCOPE
device that shows 2 images that are slightly disparate that will produce a 3D image. See stereogram.
STERN, LOUIS WILLIAM
Stern was a faculty member at the University of Berlin. He later became the director of the psychological institute at…