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…
SUPRALIMINAL PERCEPTION
1. Processing sensory data above the threshold of perception. 2. Processing information the senses detect but we don't consciously perceive.…
SYMBOLIZATION
1. look symbolism; 2. Albert Bandura in his psychology theory defines symbolization as capability to define individual's actions in group…
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
1. A personality trait of reflection about yourself. 2. See reflective consciousness. 3. Sensitivity about our own behaviour, appearance and…
SELF-PERCEPTION
a person's view of themselves and of any mental or physical attribute that makes up the self. Also called a…