Temporal lobe

Temperament

Telegrammatic speech

T-data

Problem

Year rule

Synomorphy

Synaptic vesicle

Sympathetic system

Syllogistic reasoning

Syllogism

Sustained response

Survey

Surround subregion

Surface reflectance

Superior conformity of the self

in social comparison processes, the belief that everyone within a particular group has that their position is like the others', only a little better.

the proportion of incident light that a given surface will reflect, rather than absorb, also known as albedo, and which is the physical correlate of perceived lightness.

one of two concentric, circular regions in which the receptive fields of retinal ganglion cells are typically arranged.

the least structured and least personal form in the interview range of instruments used in social research, which takes the form of a type of questionnaire.

the type of neural response that continues throughout the presentation of a stimulus. See also transient response.

a deductive argument with two premises, each of which must take one of four forms, and which must also take one for the same four forms as its conclusion.

in psychology, a form of reasoning based on the used of syllogisms

one of two systems that operate in tandem within the autonomic nervous system and which is activated when the body is in states of distress, increasing the rate of heart beat, releasing adrenalin and inhibiting digestion.

a small spherical packet located within each terminal bouton and which contains neurotransmitters.

in environmental psychology, the fit between the activities that go on within a behaviour setting and the actual physical arrangements of that setting.

T

a rule of thumb that suggests that in order to become outstanding in any skill - in the top 1% of performers - around ten years' dedicated practice is required.

a problem used in the selection task, where the subject has to discover the rule governing a sequence of numbers by asking about other sequences of numbers.

a category of data used in personality assessment, relating to objective tests of behaviour.

the way in which the young child under 3 selectively omits grammatical markers such as '-ing', '-ed', and words which carry relatively little information, such as 'the', 'and' and 'is' thus creating an abbreviated

the varying categories of behaviour in young babies which may persist and contribute to the development of personality in adulthood.

one of the four cerebral hemispheres that comprise the cerebrum.

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