SENSORY ATAXIA
a lack of muscle coordination due to a loss of sense of movements in our limbs.
SENSORY PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
This studies the relationships between physiological and psychological functioning as it pertains to the senses and perception.
SERIAL-ORDER LEARNING, SERIAL MEMORY
to remember a list of items in a sequence. See serial position effect; serial recall.
SET THEORY
A branch of mathematics and logic concerned with the properties of sets, collections of things see class theory.
SEX HYGIENE
the hygiene and health maintenance related to sexual activity. Also called sexual hygiene.
SELF-ALIENATION
This occurs when a person feels like a stranger to themselves that is accompanied by an emotional distance feeling. Among…
SELF-CONSISTENCY
1. A personality with a high degree of internal stability and harmony. 2. The compatibility of all of the aspects…
SELF-DESENSITIZATION
A procedure used in behaviour therapy where a person confronts fears and uses different strategies to cope. See desensitisation; systematic…
SELF-EVALUATION MAINTENANCE MODEL
A conceptual analysis of affiliations in groups assuming that a person maintains and enhances their self-esteem by associating with high…
SELF-HELP GROUP TYPOLOGY
the classification of self-help groups by the type of problem they are dealing with. This typology have a look on…
SELF-REFERENCE
tendency of some people to direct a discussion or attention back to themselves.
SELF-SELECTION OF DIET
a concept that animals and babies will choose food that is beneficial to their health. For more information, read about…
SEMANTIC CODE
how we store things in memory by applying a conceptual or abstract image to them. You can compare it with…
SEMANTIC SATIATION
the effect where a word will lose its meaning if it is repeated often in rapid succession.
SEMIOTIC MOVEMENT
a trend to formalise systems of visual communication by using symbols that aren't part of a standard alphabet. This promotes…