SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
a view that learning is mainly due to our social interactions with others. Behaviour is assumed to be developed and…
SOCIAL SPEECH
when we use speech as way to communicate an idea to others. See socialised speech; egocentric speech.
SPATIAL ORIENTATION
Being able to change location in space in relation to objects we can see. See spatial ability.
SPEED TEST
1. A test to work out the number of problems a person can solve in a set period of time.…
S-R PSYCHOLOGY
the approach to psychology that conceptualizes behaviour in terms of stimulus and response. The fundamental goal is describing functional relationships…
STATE-DEPENDENT LEARNING
This applied to learning that occurs in a certain state, biologically or psychologically, and the information is recalled better when…
STIMULUS SITUATION
It is the situation that is perceived by an organism which then elicits a specific response. This term is used…
STRUCTURALISM 1
course which is regarded as the first school in psychology as science, that divided it from philosophy. As founder is…
SUBLIMINAL PROPAGANDA
It is a certain program where the words or the images are displayed quickly so that the mind can perceive…
SUMMER DEPRESSION
type of season-connected disorder that reflects in serious emotional problems i.e. Strong depression episodes during summer. this depression is faced…
SYNTHETIC VALIDITY
It is used in the organization or industrial setting, where a technique can interfere with the validity of the selection…
TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
the onset of this movement disorder is experienced when continuous use of antipsychotic drug is discontinued. Patients having Mood disorder…
SELF-CONTROL
a person's ability to control emotions and behaviour and to limit our impulses. See self- discipline; self-regulation; self-controlled. Having this…
SELF-REFERENCE EFFECT
a tendency for people to have an enhanced memory for any stimuli that relates to them.
SEMANTIC KNOWLEDGE
This term is applied to the knowledge information that a person acquires. It is also referred as the generic knowledge.…
SENSORY BIAS
a display of a sensory preference that may relate to species signals. It is about the biasness an organism has…