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Split Brain As you may know, the human brain has two halves; a right half and a left half. Information is able…

Spillover Effect The spillover effect refers to the tendency of one person’s emotion to affect how other people around them feel. For…

Speed Tests Speed tests are designed to assess how quickly a test taker is able to complete the items within a set…

Somnambulism Somnambulism (often also referred to as Nocturnal Somnambulism) describes a condition in which an individual repeatedly sleepwalks. In Psychology, it is…

Somatotype The term somatotype was a classification of body type devised by William H. Sheldon. He believed that all humans fit within…

Somatoform Disorders There are many different types and forms of psychological disorders. To make sense of and organize them all, we place…

Somatic Nervous System The part of the nervous system which connects the brain and spinal cord to the voluntary muscle system. The…

Sociopath This term is really synonymous for someone with a sociopathic personality, which is really another way of saying ʻantisocial personalityʼ. So,…

Socio-Cultural Approach The socio-cultural approach is based on the idea that society and culture shape cognition. Social customs, beliefs, values, and language…

Sociobiology Now, don’t get mad at me for explaining this term. It’s not “my” term, I’m just explaining it. Sociobiology is a…