SYNTHETIC APPROACH
It is synthesizing or combining of different processes, components or system. It is used as a means of learning or…
TANGENTIALITY
it is a condition in which person experienced flight of ideas and unable to focus on main point. The inability…
SELF-CONSTRUAL
a specific label of the self in connection with independent self-construal and interdependent ones. This term is specified for locating…
SELF-PROMOTION
how we make ourselves look good to others by highlighting our competence and abilities.
SEMANTIC JARGON
a form of receptive aphasia where a person speaks in sentences that have little or no meaning.
SIMPLE EFFECTS
Seen in factorial design this is the comparison of group means of one factor at a set level of the…
SLEEP CYCLE
The cyclical pattern of sleep stages where a time of slow wave sleep if followed by REM sleep.
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
a school of thought where people's motivations and emotions are shaped by cultural training. See nature-nurture controversy.
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
a view that learning is mainly due to our social interactions with others. Behaviour is assumed to be developed and…
SOCIAL SPEECH
when we use speech as way to communicate an idea to others. See socialised speech; egocentric speech.
SPATIAL ORIENTATION
Being able to change location in space in relation to objects we can see. See spatial ability.
SPEED TEST
1. A test to work out the number of problems a person can solve in a set period of time.…
S-R PSYCHOLOGY
the approach to psychology that conceptualizes behaviour in terms of stimulus and response. The fundamental goal is describing functional relationships…
STATE-DEPENDENT LEARNING
This applied to learning that occurs in a certain state, biologically or psychologically, and the information is recalled better when…