SPATIAL DENSITY
the density that is altered by changing the space and not the number of objects.
SPECIAL CHILD
a child with special needs for education and training. They may have learning disabilities, mental retardation or emotional problems.
SPECIFIC FACTOR
the name of a factor in factor analysis that is going to be significant in a single test only.
SPECTATOR EFFECT
This effects how we carry out a task with other people present. If we are confident, the spectators improve performance.…
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DISORDERS
a wide range of disorders with a reduced ability, failure to acquire speech and to understand language.
SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM
a computer software program that can recognise and respond to human speech. Such programs enable individuals to have a grip…
SPERM COMPETITION
the competition between sperm from different males to fertilise the eggs of a female that has mated with more than…
SPINAL ROOT
the junction of a spinal nerve and the spinal cord. It is near the cord, each spinal nerve divides into…
SPLANCHNIC NERVE
These are the nerves that serve the abdominal viscera and originate in the ganglia of the sympathetic chain.
SPORT PERSONALITY DEBATE
Sport personality debate is a debate about the role a person's personality plays in deciding to play sport. For more…
STABILIMETER
an instrument used to measure postural stability and body sway when a person is upright, blindfolded and is asked to…
STAGGERED SPONDAIC WORD TEST (SSW)
a test of auditory processing abilities using equally stressed, two syllable words in which the first syllable of one word…
STANFORD V KENTUCKY
STANFORD V KENTUCKY is the case that resulted in a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that it is permissible to…
STATE-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR
These are the actions that are dependent on a person's state of mind.