SMOOTH-PURSUIT MOVEMENT
eye movement used when we are following a moving object. Compare cascade.
SNAKE PHOBIA
a persistent and irrational fear of snakes that was called ophidiophobia. See animal phobia.
SNOW BLINDNESS
a distortion of vision that is caused by extreme intensities of white light and brightness. All objects can appear to…
SOCIABILITY
The need we have or the tendency to seek out companions, social relationships and friends. See affiliate drive; gregariousness.
SOCIABILITY RATING
a person's degree of time spent on social activities and relates to human behaviour and interactions in groups, communities and…
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE
1. The acceptance of a person into a group. 2. The absence of social disapproval.
SOCIAL ACTION
1. Group activities that are aimed at social benefits for the community. See social action group. 2. Sociology. Human activity…
SOCIAL AGENCY
These are the agencies that provide health, welfare and rehabilitation services. The aim is to improve quality of life.
SOCIAL ANCHORING
basing your attitudes, actions and values on the position by taken by other people. Social anchoring implies a person's lack…
SOCIAL ANOREXIA
lack of appetite for being social and mixing with people and is more or less the same social anxiety.
SOCIAL ANXIETY
a person's fear of social situations where there is a risk of embarrassment or being seen negatively by others. This…
SOCIAL ATTITUDE 1
1. A person's outlook on social issues and responsibilities. 2. A person's general disposition towards others. 3. An opinion shared…
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
1. An action performed by members of the same species. 2. The action that is influenced by other people. 3.…
SOCIAL BREAKDOWN SYNDROME
a pattern sees in people who have been institutionalised by mental illness or in prisons. They can withdraw, show apathy,…
SOCIAL CATEGORY
a group of people defined by class, or a common element such as un employed, retired, etc.
SOCIAL CLIMBING
the attempt by a person to improve their social standing by associating with a higher class of people.
SOCIAL CLOCK
this is the set of norms that govern the ages at which certain events happen, like starting school, getting married,…
SOCIAL COGNITION
the cognition we use to think about, perceive, categorise and interpret social behaviour of others and themselves. Social cognition involves…
SOCIAL COMPARISON THEORY
This states that people evaluate their own abilities and attitude relative to other peoples. We compare ourselves with others. In…