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…
SENSORY SYSTEM
the structure that is involved in sensation that includes the sense organs and receptors, afferent sensory neurons and sensory areas…
SEXUAL-VALUE SYSTEM
1. The system of stimulation and response that a person needs for a satisfactory sexual relationship. 2. A person's beliefs…
SIMPLE FACTORIAL DESIGN
an experimental design where 2 or more levels of each variable are observed in combination 2 or more levels of…
SLEEP PATTERN
our habitual pattern in sleep, 8 hours straight, 2 4 hour periods or a daytime nap. Whatever pattern we show.…
SOCIAL DENSITY
1. The density in an area in terms of the number of people. 2. The number of interpersonal reactions that…
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…