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…
STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS
a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.
STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY
Is a family psychotherapy that gives a modus for analytical approach to family problems that goes from the assumption that…
SUICIDAL GESTURE
Attempt of the suicide or some form of self destructive actions but actual risk of death is not substantial. just…
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POPULATION STEREOTYPE
with regard to ergonomics, generalizations about the perceptual, mental, or physical traits of a set of users, which are pertinent…
PREDICTOR VARIABLE
with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,…