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Stereotyped behaviors refer to preconceived and relatively fixed impressions of an individual based on superficial characteristics or over-generalizations of traits observed in some people.

Stereotyped Movements refer to repetitive, seemingly driven, and non-functional motor behaviour.

Stereotypic movement disorder refers to a disorder in which the individual voluntarily repeats nonfunctional behaviors, such as rocking or head-banging, that can be damaging to his or her physical well-being.

Stereotyping refers to an assumption that all members of a group are the same.

Stereotypy refer to purposeless repetitive movements often seemingly driven and non-functional, like folding a piece of paper along the same crease until it disintegrates.

Sternberg's Triarchic Theory refers to Robert J Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence consisting of three (3) subtheories:

(1) the componential subtheory which outlines the structures and mechanisms that underlie intelligent behavior categorized as metacognitive, performance, or knowledge acquistion components ,

Steroid hormone refers a hormone that contains four (4) carbon rings

Steroids refers to a class of lipids, derived from cholesterol, that includes the hormones testosterone, estrogen, cortisol, and a

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