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Shamans refers to a general term used for the practitioners of folk medicine which originated in Eastern Europe and means "he (or she) who knows.” Shamans are referred to as "medici

Shame refers to a moral Emotion that, like guilt, which involves feeling bad but, unlike guilt, spreads to the whole person.

Likewise, Shame is an intense emotional reaction to bei

Shame aversion refers to a type of Aversion therapy in which the Behavior that one wishes to extinguish is linked with strong feelings of shame.

Shape constancy refers to the tendency to perceive objects as being the same shape even though the shapes of their retinal images may differ when the objects are viewed from different

Shape stage refers to a stage in drawing attained by age 3, in which children draw basic shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, crosses, X's and odd shapes.

Shaping refers to positive reinforcement is given for successive approximations of a specified behaviour, eventually resulting in production of that behaviour.

- Shaping in learning theory : Shaping in learning theory refers to the gradual building of Complex Behavior patterns through Reinforcement of successive approximations of the target behavior.

Deutsch: Geteilte Umgebung / Español: Entorno compartido / Português: Ambiente compartilhado / Français: Environnement partagé / Italiano: Ambiente condiviso /

Shared environment is a Subtype of environmental influences that refers to the environmental factors that produce similarities in developmental outcomes among siblings living in the