SUCCESSIVE DISCRIMINATION
Used in conditioning behaviour this is a discrimination between stimuli presented one after the other.
SELF-CONCEPT
The conception and evaluation of yourself which includes physical, psychological skills and qualities which make us who we are. Also…
SELF-MONITORING
1. Used in behavioural management where a person will keep a record of behaviour patterns. 2. A personality trait for…
SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS
These are the conditions in the environment existing before and after an organism's response and influence. It is one of…
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY
1. The extent that a person is considered to be a valuable member of a social group. 2. The bias…
SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY
a model that shows a close relationship will get closer as both people disclose more and more intimate things about…
STANDARDIZATION GROUP
a sample group to establish the norms for the population it is representing. It is also known as standardization sample.…
STRESS-INOCULATION TRAINING (SIT)
Consists of 4 stages which make a person learn stress management techniques. The first stage is the identification of stress.…
SELF-CONFIDENCE
1. Our self-assurance in trusting our abilities, capacities and judgements. 2. the belief that we can meet the demands of…
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION
how we achieve objective knowledge about our self and our understanding of our self.
SEQUENCE EFFECT
seen in repeated measures designs and is the effect of treatments being carried out in a set order.
SLEEPER EFFECT
the impact of a persuasive message that increases over time. It involves close scrutiny of the message and a cue…
SOCIAL DISAPPROVAL
the rejection and condemnation of a person for an action or behaviour the group sees as wrong. Compare social approval.
SOCIAL PERCEPTION
Social perception is basically is a person's awareness of social phenomena and the ability to infer motives and values from…
SOMATIC THERAPY
Treating mental disorders with organic therapies such as psychotropic drugs, electroconvulsive therapy or megavitamin therapy. It is a specific type…