| 151. | Stupidity | (also known as fatuity) : is the property a person, action or belief instantiates by virtue of having or being indicative of low intelligence or poor learning abilities. Stupidity is distinct More… 1.7 KB |
| 152. | Subcortical | pertaining to nervous structures of functions below the level of the cortex. There are a great many nuclei below the level of the cortex embedded in the white matter of the cerebrum and More… 0.3 KB |
| 153. | Subdural hematoma | A subdural haematoma (subdural hematoma) (SDH) is a form of traumatic brain injury in which blood gathers within the inner meningeal layer of the dura (the outer protective covering of the More… 3.8 KB |
| 154. | Subjective character of experience | That all subjective phenomena are associated with a single point of view ("ego") is called the subjective character of experience. The term was coined and illuminated by Thomas More… 2.4 KB |
| 155. | Subjective colors | pastel colors in various patterns that may be seen when interleaved black and white disks are rotated slowly on a color wheel. |
| 156. | Sublimation | is a term coined by Frederich Nietzsche which was eventually used to describe the spirit as a reflection of the libido. It has its roots in the Nietzschean & psychoanalytical approach, More… 3.1 KB |
| 157. | Subliminal | 1- below the absolute threshold of awareness. 2- pertaining to stimuli of insufficient strength to be perceived consciously but which can nevertheless influence behavior. |
| 158. | Substitute formation | Substitute formation: (psychoan.) a complex of ideas to which a feeling or affect becomes attached after repression banishes the original complex of ideas to which it was attached. |
| 159. | Subtraction method | in reaction time, the calculation of a value by subtracting one observation from another. For example, if the simple sensory and motor time is known, then subtracting it from the total time More… 0.3 KB |
| 160. | Successive intervals method | Successive intervals method : a modification of the method of equal-appearing intervals in which the intervals are defined verbally or by presenting the subject with samples. |
| 161. | Successive practice method | Successive practice method : a technique for measuring the extent of transfer of training by measuring the experimental group's saving of time or trials in Y as a result of having More… 0.3 KB |
| 162. | Suckling | Suckling : 1.the reflex chain involved in grasping the nipple, drawing, and swallowing milk. 2. the act o presenting the breast to the infant. 3. an infant during the nursing stage. |
| 163. | Sufi metaphysics | Major ideas in Sufi metaphysics have surrounded the concept of Wahdat or "Unity". Two main Sufi philosophies prevail on this controversial topic. Wahdat-ul-Wujood literally means More… 0.7 KB |
| 164. | Suicide intervention | Suicide intervention or suicide crisis intervention is direct effort to stop or prevent persons attempting or contemplating suicide from killing themselves. Current medical advice concerning More… 2.3 KB |
| 165. | Superego | The part of personality, as depicted by Freud, that has sometimes also been called the conscience. It consists of all of the behavioral restrictions the individual has internalized from his More… 0.2 KB |
| 166. | Superficial | Superficial: 1.on the surface;pertaining to the surface.2. descriptive of psychological processes that are not fundamental, primary, primary, or of central importance. contr.central. |
| 167. | Superordinate goals | Goals that bring about a reduction of tension between hostile groups. These are the goals that have high appeal value to members of both groups, but that can be achieved only through the More… 0.2 KB |
| 168. | Syllogism | a form of reasoning in which a statement is given followed by a second statement, the two together leading to a conclusion in the form of a third statement. The problem is to determine the More… 0.5 KB |
| 169. | Symbolic loss | In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious interpretation by the ego of an event such as the snub of a loved one as a permanent rejection. |
| 170. | Symbolism | 1- the use of symbols, as in communications, religious rites, etc. 2- (psychoanalyse); the psychological processes involved in disguised or repressed wishes and experiences. According to More… 0.3 KB |
| 171. | Sympathetic nervous system | Part of the autonomic nervous system that creates physiological arousal, such as an increased heart rate when experiencing fear, speeding up the contractions of the blood vessels during More… 0.3 KB |
| 172. | Sympathin | Sympathin: an adrenaline like hormone secreted by the nerve endings of the sympatheic division of the autonomic nervous system. |
| 173. | Sympathy | Sympathy: an emotional attitude chaacterized by feeling with another person who is undergoing an emotional experience. |
| 174. | Symptom | An observable physiological or psychological manifestation of a disease, often occurring in a patterned group to constitute a syndrome. |
| 175. | Synapse | Space between the sending neuron and the receiving neurons into which neurotransmitters are first released. A small gap between two neurons where the nerve impulse passes from the axon of More… 0.3 KB |