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Shallow torpor refers to a state of inactivity and little breathing.

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Sham lesion refers to Control procedure for an experiment, in which an investigator inserts an electrode into a brain but does not pass a current.

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Sham reinfusion refers to an experimental treatment at the end of a blood doping experiment in which a needle is placed in a vein, but the subject does not receive a reinfusion of blo

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Sham withdrawal refers to an experimental treatment at the beginning of a blood doping experiment in which a needle is placed in a vein, but blood is not withdrawn.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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