SOCIAL LIMITATION
restriction attributed to social policy or barriers that will limit a person's fulfilment of roles or deny people access to…
SOCIAL STATISTICS
the application of statistical methods to understanding social problems and issues. See demography.
SOCIOMETER THEORY
theory stating that self-esteem is important as it is a measure of social appeal. High self-esteem will promote a person's…
SOMATOTOPIC ORGANIZATION
the distribution of areas of motor cortex that relate to the activities of skeletal muscles. Also read somatosensory area; motor…
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Spatial relationships are the 3D relationships of objects in space, like relative position and distance apart. Also called spatial relations.…
SPINAL CORD
part of the central nervous system that goes from the lower end of the medulla oblongata, at the base of…
S-R-O LEARNING MODEL
a hypothesis that says associations are acquired between a discriminative stimulus and an instrumental response and the outcome. In psychology,…
STATISTICS
Branch of mathematics that uses data descriptively and to infer and support answers to scientific questions.
STIMULUS SUBSTITUTION
Is when one stimulus takes the place of another stimulus and response is similar in both. In Pavlov
SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION
It is a threshold which is below the required intensity which was meant to elicit a certain response. It is…
SURVEY FEEDBACK
where employees are surveyed on workplace issues and attitudes. This survey feedback enables the head of organization to know about…
SYMPTOM SUBSTITUTION
It is the theory from Sigmund Freud and it is about the development of different symptoms that can replace old…
SYSTEM FLOW DIAGRAM
It is used in the ergonomics and it is the way that people use to illustrate how materials move or…
SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY
Emphasises the importance of autonomy and intrinsic motivation to produce a healthy adjustment. This theory emphasize on how a person…
SELF-REFLECTION
The examination and contemplation of our thoughts and actions. Look on the reflective consciousness.
SEMANTIC MEMORY
the memory we have for general knowledge and in formation that is similar to that of a dictionary or an…
SENSORY CONSCIOUSNESS
sensory stimuli with visual, tactile, olfactory, and auditory and taste qualities. Compare higher order consciousness.