SELF-COMPLEXITY
the degree to that different aspects of the self-concept are not connected to each other. No aspect of self-concept relates…
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION
how we achieve objective knowledge about our self and our understanding of our self.
SEMANTIC CODE
how we store things in memory by applying a conceptual or abstract image to them. You can compare it with…
SENSE ORGAN
an organ that contains receptor cells that are sensitive to stimuli. It is also known as a sensory organ; sensory…
SENSORY ORGANIZATION
the neural process of impulse organisation from sensory receptors into a meaningful perception.
SEXUAL INHIBITION
a suppressing sexual desire or an inability to feel sexual desire, or to perform. Read also about the hypoactive sexual…
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
Null hypothesis significance testing. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. The probability of a type…
SITUATIONALISM
That behaviour is based on interaction with the external environment and not internal factors.
SOCIAL CLASS
Social class is division in society where people share a common level of income, status, power and prestige as well…
SOCIAL INSTINCT
1. Desire for contact and a feeling of belonging in a social setting. 2. Psychology of Alfred Adler. The innate…
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NORM
a social standard that says we will help people in need. Compare reciprocity norm; social justice norm.
SPATIAL DISORDER
disorder of our space perception that is often associated with a parietal lobe lesion.
SPECTATOR EFFECT
This effects how we carry out a task with other people present. If we are confident, the spectators improve performance.…
SPREADING ACTIVATION
1. Neuroscience. The hypothetical process where the activation of one neuron spreads to others. 2. Cognitive psychology. A model for…
STANDARDIZATION GROUP
a sample group to establish the norms for the population it is representing. It is also known as standardization sample.…
STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE
Is the situation when there are two stimuli which both elicit the same response. Stimuli meet the mathematical definition of…