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SYNCHRONY

It is a simultaneous occurrence of the events or things. It is an act of moving some things in the

SYNTACTICAL APHASIA

This features errors in the combinations of words in sentences. Also called cataphasia. See agrammatism.

SYSTEM MODEL OF EVALUATION

It a method that is used to assess the effectiveness of the organization in terms of people who need to

SELF-ACCUSATION

The act of blaming yourself unjustly for a negative occurrence. A person blames himself and he is unable to justify

SEXUAL ANOMALY

a developmental or congenital abnormality of the reproductive system.

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM

the existence in a species of males and females that are different from other males and females. See sex characteristics;

SEXUAL INVOLUTION

sexual behaviour featuring unusual, involved, complicated or ritualistic elements.

SEXUAL SADISM

a paraphilia where sexual excitement is only achieved by inflicting pain on another person. It can be so violent it

SHAKING PALSY

An archaic name for Parkinson's Disease.

SHAPIRO-WILKS TEST

a statistical test that tests a hypothesis that a sample from a population will have normal distribution.

SHOCK

1. Applying an electric current. 2. A state of lowered excitability of neural centres when cut off from other centres.

SHYNESS

an anxiety that a person has in social situations that usually has 3 parts. A feeling of emotional arousal and

SIGN LANGUAGE

a form of communication used by deaf people to communicate by using their hands for gestures. For more understanding, have

SIGNIFICANT OTHER

1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on

SIMPLE EYE

an eye found in vertebrates that has one focusing element that could be a pinhole on the eye's surface, a

SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST

An enhanced perception of difference between 2 stimuli when they are presented close to each other. See colour contrast; contrast

SINGLETON

1. A foetus developing by itself or a single offspring. 2. The only child of 2 parents.

SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS

Educational psychology. all of the variables in a classroom that influences learning. Situational conditions may be time factors, methods of

SIXTH SENSE

1. The intuition or instinct that a person uses to correct judgements. 2. Parapsychology. The ability for ESP. It relates

SKILL

an ability we gain through training and practice. We use motor skills to perform complex movement and serial behaviour, smoothly,