SWITCH DEVICE
a control device allowing a person to operate an environmental control device. Read also the target device and control device…
SYMBOLIC FUNCTION
The process primarily described in relation to young children, from age 2 to 4, in which children can create mental…
SYMPTOM REMOVAL
Psychotherapy. eliminating symptoms by direct treatment without addressing the underlying issues. See surface therapy.
SYNKINESIS SENSORY SYSTEM
the action of arousing the sensation in another person. Some colours can be produced by a certain sound. At least…
SYRINGOMYELIA
It is a disorder that it is marked with the presence of a cavity full of fluid. It will elongate…
SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
It is the pressure of the blood on the arterials walls and it is produced because of the contraction of…
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
aggressive behaviour in animals by one sex to the other and is seen where males are larger than females.
SEXUAL INFANTILISM
a tendency of a person to engage in sexual behaviour that is characteristic of a small child. Sexual infantilism is…
SEXUAL REFLEX
1. Penile erection. 2. Vaginal secretion and lubrication. 3. Reflex activity of orgasm. 4. Elements of sexual behaviour that are…
SHADOW JURY
a group of people hired by a consultant to watch a trial and report their impressions of evidence.
SHAPE CODING
Used in ergonomics so a display by shape is easily distinguished from other displays. See control discriminability.
SHINKEISHITSU
a culture bound syndrome seen in Japan that features obsessions, perfectionism, ambivalence, social withdrawal and hypochondria. It is also seen…
SIGHTING LINE
a visual axis extending along a line from the point of fixation to the point of clearest vision on the…
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
Null hypothesis significance testing. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. The probability of a type…
SIMULTANAGNOSIA
It is a form of agnosia with an impairment in being able to integrate several elements of a complex visual…