PYGMALION EFFECT
An effect caused by the expectations of a superior regarding the performance of their subordinates. It has been called a…
RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM
A type of helping behavior that is perpetuated when one individual helps another at some future time the second individual…
REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT
Any type of guideline used in conditioning which outlines which responses will be reinforced. Also known as: reinforcement schedule. See…
SELF-DIFFERENTIATION
a tendency to see recognition for your own [personality and uniqueness in a group. To find out how I am…
SELF-UNDERSTANDING
Attain the insight into your attitudes, motives, defences, reactions, weaknesses and strengths. Also called self-awareness.
SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS
These are the conditions in the environment existing before and after an organism's response and influence. It is one of…
SOCIAL INTERFERENCE
Any action, conflict, activity that may interrupt, hamper or stops the other person's activity is called social interference. You can…
SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL
the retreat from society and interpersonal relationships that can be accompanied by in difference and aloofment. It can be associated…
SPURIOUS CORRELATION
the situation where variables are correlated through their common relationship with one or more other variables but not through a…
STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
Is a type of sampling conducted randomly within different strata of the population; the sample obtained is known as stratified…
SUBTHERAPEUTIC DOSE
Dosage of the medicine that will not provide desired result. sometimes done in order to get contrary result. basically not…
TANGENTIALITY
it is a condition in which person experienced flight of ideas and unable to focus on main point. The inability…
SELF-DISCLOSURE
where we will give over information about ourselves to other people. It can increase rapport and trust between people. To…
SITUATIONAL EFFECT
the effect on different environments on the behaviour of people in experiments.
SOCIAL JUDGMENT THEORY
a theory dealing with attitude change that postulates the magnitude of persuasion that is produced by a certain message depends…
SOCIAL ZONE
Actually, social zone is a zone of distance between 2 people like an attorney and his client. You can compare…