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.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
the application and theory development used to understand and enhance a person's sporting behaviour. Sports psychologists have alternate names like…
STABILITY-INSTABILITY
These are the bipolar dimensions of a single trait of emotional stability.
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…