SERIAL POLYGAMY
This term applies to a person who repeatedly gets married and divorced many times in a life time.
SIB-PAIR METHOD
a genetic technique to find the extent of inherited psychiatric factors among blood relatives as compared to the general population.…
SITUATIONAL HOMOSEXUALITY
Situational homosexuality is the developing of same sex sexual behaviour where there is no opportunity for a heterosexual relationship. For…
SOCIAL CATEGORY
a group of people defined by class, or a common element such as un employed, retired, etc.
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP
The sum of the social interactions between people over time. This can be a positive or a negative relationship. Momentary…
SOCIOCENTRISM
1. A need to put the needs and concerns of a social group or unit ahead of your own. 2.…
SPATIAL DENSITY
the density that is altered by changing the space and not the number of objects.
SPECIFICITY OF BEHAVIOR
1. Certain behaviour is brought about by certain stimuli. 2. The fixed pattern of behaviour in a situation.
SPORT SOCIOLOGY
applying the theories of sociology to sport and its role in a society. Its main focus is to determine the…
STANDARD SCORE
the score that is obtained from an original score by subtracting the mean value of all scores in the batch…
STIMULUS DIFFERENTIATION
It is the process of understanding the difference between two stimuli. Read also discrimination learning. 2. in Gestalt psychology, the…
STRESS-INDUCED ANALGESIA
Is the minimal level of pain perceived when a person is exposed to extreme physical trauma. In this situation, person…
SUBJECTIVE ORGANIZATION
To make associations among the previously learned items and the new items to be learned. In this way, memory can…
SUCCORANCE NEED
American psychologist Murray defined this as a desire to acquire help and security from other person.
SUPPORT GROUP
Group that contains individuals with similar problems, who meet on a regular basis to share problems and get support and…
SYMBOLIC LEARNING THEORY
a theory that want to elaborate how can imagination improve one's achievement. This theory states that imagination can improve system…