SPIRITUALISM
1. Metaphysics. The fundamental reality of the universe is not material. 2. The belief that spirits of dead people live…
SPOONERISM
a slip of the tongue where the first 2 letters of 2 successive words are transposed.
SSIMILATION EFFECT
an effect seen in psychology experiments where the person's judgement will shift toward an anchor when it introduced. You can…
STAGE 3 SLEEP
slow wave stage with spindles mixed in with higher amplitude delta waves. Have a look on sleep stages.
STATE ANXIETY
the anxiety in response to a specific situation perceived to be dangerous or threatening. Compare it with trait anxiety.
STATISTICAL CONTROL
the use of statistical methods to reduce the effect of factors that could not be eliminated or controlled during an…
STATUS SYMBOL
Status symbol is used to indicate a person's prestige or high status. The term explains particularly to those indicators that…
STEP-DOWN TEST
a memory test used in shock avoidance studies in rats and mice. The time taken to move is timed to…
STEVENS POWER LAW
a logarithmic relationship between impulse and intensity of visual stimulus. 0.33 is the empirical constant for the human eye.
STIMULUS GENERALIZATION
Is the effect of conditioning which removes the discrimination between two stimuli and responsible for evoking the same response. If…
STIMULUS-RESPONSE COMPATIBILITY
Actually, it is the limit to which the link of stimulus and response can facilitate the evoking of response. Speed…
STRESS REACTION
Is the abnormal or non-adaptive behaviour which can be seen in response to stress is called stress reaction. Stress causes…