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SOUND SPECTRUM

Sound spectrum is the representation of a sound in terms of composition and its frequency. It consists of frequency and

SPACE ADAPTATION SYNDROME

motion sickness that affects astronauts who are unable to distinguish up and down.

SPATIAL DISORDER

disorder of our space perception that is often associated with a parietal lobe lesion.

SPECIAL FACTOR

an ability used in cognitive processes such as a mathematical ability. It was proposed in 1904 by British psychologist and

SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY (SLD)

major deficit in academic or scholastic skills that does not reach all learning areas but is limited to a certain

SPECTATOR THERAPY

a beneficial effect on therapy group members by watching another therapy group with related or similar problems.

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST

a person who helps people with speech and language difficulties.

SPEECH SYNTHESIZER

computer or device that can produce artificial speech from typed input or from written text.

SPERMATOGENESIS

the production of sperm in the seminiferous tubules. The process is controlled by secretions of the pituitary gland. This process

SPIKE-AND-WAVE DISCHARGES

a brain wave pattern on an EEC typical of absence seizures. There is a sharp spike followed by a low

SPINDLE CELL

These are small neurons that are spindle shaped and wider in the middle with narrow tapering ends.

SPLENIUM

the blunt end of the corpus callosum.

SPONTANEOUS IMAGERY

The unintended emergence of mental images. See imagery.

SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

the application and theory development used to understand and enhance a person's sporting behaviour. Sports psychologists have alternate names like

SPURT

a sudden and sharp increase in the rate of a process. See end spurt; initial spurt.

STABILITY-INSTABILITY

These are the bipolar dimensions of a single trait of emotional stability.

STAIN

a chemical dye that makes things easier to see under a microscope.

STANDARD LANGUAGE

the accepted version of a language used in mainstream media and taught as a second language to people. the version

STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE MANNER

They are concerned with the failed relationship a person has in his life. The interpersonal annoyance may be in the

STATE-DEPENDENT MEMORY

This applies to a person who will better recall a memory when he is in the same state as when