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Sensory gating

Sensory gating refers to the person's ability to filter sensory input.

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Sensory impairment

Sensory impairment refers to a loss or absence of ability to hear or see, but not necessarily a complete loss.

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Sensory Motor Stage (0 - 24 months) (Piaget)

- Sensory Motor Stage (0 - 24 months) (Piaget) : Sensory Motor Stage (0 - 24 months) refers to the first of the four (4) stages Piaget uses to define cognitive development.

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Sensory Processing

Deutsch: Sensorische Verarbeitung, Español: Procesamiento sensorial, Português: Processamento sensorial, Français: Traitement sensoriel, Italiano: Elaborazione sensoriale

Sensory Processing in the psychology context refers to the way the nervous system receives, organizes, and interprets sensory information from the environment and the body, allowing an individual to use this information to respond appropriately. It is the essential function that turns raw sensory input (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, movement, and body position) into meaningful and functional responses.

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Sensory reception

Sensory reception is a kind of perception that occurs through a process known as transduction in which stimuli are converted into nerve impulses, which are then relayed to the brain.

Sensory Receptor

Deutsch: Sensorische Rezeptoren / Español: Receptores sensoriales / Português: Receptores sensoriais / Français: Récepteurs sensoriels / Italian: Recettori sensoriali

Sensory Receptors are specialized cells located throughout the body that detect and respond to various forms of external and internal stimuli. In the psychology context, these receptors play a crucial role in the processes of sensation and perception, which are fundamental for understanding how we experience and interact with the world around us.

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Sentence

Deutsch: Satz (Psychologie) / Español: oración (psicología) / Português: frase (psicologia) / Français: phrase (psychologie) / Italiano: frase (psicologia)

A sentence in psychology refers to a structured linguistic unit that plays a critical role in cognitive processes such as language comprehension, production, and memory. It serves as a fundamental element in psycholinguistics, where researchers examine how humans process, store, and retrieve syntactic and semantic information.

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Sentence-completion test

Sentence-completion test refers to a form of projective test that asks the person to finish sentences; the response is used to better understand personality.

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