SENTINEL BEHAVIOR
Animal behaviour. It is about a member of a group who will watch out for the predators and give a…
SEQUESTRATION
a process of separating the unacceptable or pathological aspects of our personality from the normal part.
SERIAL-MEMORY SEARCH
memory retrieval process where a short term memory is examined in the order it was placed into memory.
SEX-INFLUENCED CHARACTER
These are the inherited traits that are dominant in one sex but recessive in another.
SELF-ALIEN SYNDROME
the name given to various conditions where an aspect of yourself is seen as being outside of your control. It…
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
1. A personality trait of reflection about yourself. 2. See reflective consciousness. 3. Sensitivity about our own behaviour, appearance and…
SELF-DEROGATION
a tendency to disparage you that is usually unrealistic. To laugh on your own traits and acts that is not…
SELF-ESTEEM
the degree to which the qualities contained in our self-concept are seen to be positive. It reflects a person's image…
SELF-HELP GROUP PROCESSES
the way that a group seeks to influence its members and to provide a sense of belonging and importance. These…
SELF-RATING SCALE
a questionnaire or an inventory we use to assess our own characteristics.
SELF-SELECTED GROUPS DESIGN
an experimental design where people choose the group or the condition to be exposed to.
SEMANTIC APHASIA
a form of aphasia where a person cannot understand a word but is able to say it. Also see logic…
SEMANTIC PSYCHOSIS
a tendency of some antisocial people to distort a words meaning as well as make it what a person wants…
SEMIOSIS (SEMEIOSIS)
when objects, words, gestures and other entities are associated with meanings and function as a sign within a sign system.…
SENSE OF IDENTITY
our awareness of being a distinct person that appears at a young age. Read about the identity; self; separation-individuation for…
SENSORIMOTOR
1. describing behaviour or activity or a brain process that combines sensory and motor function.2. A mixed nerve that has…