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…
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…