SENSORY LEAKAGE
This can be seen in experiments for ESP where some clues may be given to the subject inadvertently through sensory…
SENSORY SUPPRESSION
This occurs when a person receives more than one stimulus but only reacts to one.
SEPARATION-INDIVIDUATION
a development phase where a baby slowly differentiates himself from the mother and is aware of their own identity. It…
SERIAL INTERPRETATION
Psychoanalytic technique where consecutive dreams are studied that when taken as a group provide clues that would be overlooked in…
SEVERITY ERROR
a rating error where ratings are consistently overly negative especially with the regard to sex-influenced character to the performance or…
SELF-BLAMING DEPRESSION
the name for a major depressive episode where an unreasonable guilt is evident. This depression is experienced because a person…
SELF-CONTROL TECHNIQUE
A techniques used in behaviour therapy where people evaluate their own behaviour and reinforce the desired behaviour. All the techniques…
SELF-DIFFERENTIATION
a tendency to see recognition for your own [personality and uniqueness in a group. To find out how I am…
SELF-IMAGE
how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.…
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION
how we achieve objective knowledge about our self and our understanding of our self.
SELF-REGULATION
how we control our behaviour by self-monitoring desires as well as the desirable behaviour. Read about the self-control; self-management. Self-…
SELF-STIMULATION
1. The act of stimulating or arousing ourselves. 2. Read about the intracranial self-stimulation; pleasure centre as well as see…
SEMANTIC ENCODING
the cognitive encoding of new information focusing on the meaningful aspects as opposed to the perceived characteristics. You read about…
SENSATION SEEKING
a tendency for a person to seek out thrilling activities to increase stimulation and arousal.
SENSIBILITY
1. The capacity to respond to an emotional situation with a refined feeling. 2. The ability to receive sensory input.…