SEMANTIC ENCODING
the cognitive encoding of new information focusing on the meaningful aspects as opposed to the perceived characteristics. You read about…
SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX
an area of the cerebral cortex concerned with somatosensory and motor functions.
SENSORY OVERLOAD
a state where our senses are overwhelmed by stimuli where a person is unable to process and respond to all…
SEXUAL LIFESTYLE
a person's pattern of sexual behaviour in terms of partners, orientation and sexual activities. Sexual lifestyle reflects such influences as…
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on…
SIX-HOUR RETARDED CHILD
the name given to a child who appears to be slow in school but functions normally outside of school. This…
SOCIAL CLOCK
this is the set of norms that govern the ages at which certain events happen, like starting school, getting married,…
SOCIAL INTERVENTION
These are social action programs that are designed to increase social goods and services.
SOCIAL ROLE THEORY
a model that contends that all psychological differences can be attributed to expectations of gender and cultural standards rather than…
SOCIODRAMATIC PLAY
symbolic play where children play the parts of adults, like parents, police etc. It can be solitary in groups.
SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
mental ability to imagine the objects in space and move them to different apparent locations. It is one of Gardner's…
SPREADING DEPRESSION
a wave of silence seen in neural activity that is accompanied by a relatively large negative electric potential. It can…
STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS
a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.
STIMULUS ERROR
an error in a response due to focusing on the meaning or semantic status of a stimulus instead of its…
STROOP EFFECT
Is used to ascertain the time limit that is taken to tell the colour of ink which represents the name…
SUBLIMATION
In the psychoanalytic theory, it is a defence method which result from the unacceptable aggressive and sexual drivers but it…
SUGGESTIBILITY
1. Emotional characteristic where ideas or attitudes of other person is accepted without criticism; 2. term sometimes used for hypnotic…