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SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

Self-fulfilling prophecy is a belief or expectation that will bring about its fulfilment. You can have a look on Pygmalion

SELF-INFLICTED WOUND

a physical injury or wound we do to ourselves resulting from self-injury behaviour or attempted suicide.

SELF-PERCEPTION

a person's view of themselves and of any mental or physical attribute that makes up the self. Also called a

SELF-REGULATORY RESOURCES THEORY

a model that states self-regulation is dependent on a global and finite pool of resources that can be depleted by

SELF-TALK

the dialogue that we have with ourselves that can confirm and reinforce both positive and negative beliefs. Athletes are trained

SEMANTIC GENERALIZATION

This results from Pavlovian conditioning where a word or phrase acts as a stimulus because it shares a similar or

SEMICONSCIOUS

This means to be partially awake or partially alert.

SENILE

1. Relating to dementia in advanced age. 2. A lay term for dementia.

SENSATION UNIT

1. A discernible sensory experience. 2. See difference threshold.

SENSITIVE DEPENDENCE

a tendency for dynamic systems to be sensitive to initial conditions that can diverge over the time. Read about the

SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS

a hearing loss due to pathology of the inner ear or the nerve pathways from the inner ear to the

SENSORY DEPRIVATION

Sensory reduction is a reduction in sensory stimulation where it is brought to a minimum level due to an environmental

SENSORY NEGLECT

an ability to attend to sensory information from one side of the body usually from a result of a brain

SENSUOUS

This describes the s sensory aspect of an experience or something capable of arousing the senses.

SEPTUM

the name of a thin wall that divides things.

SERIAL METHOD

A method of experimentation where cues or stimuli are presented in a set sequence.

SEROTONIN RECEPTOR

These are the receptors binding and responding to serotonin. They are in the brain and peripheral areas.

SEX CHROMOSOME

These are the chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual. A person with XX chromosomes is a girl and

SEX REVERSAL ON Y (SRY)

the area of the "Y" chromosome that determines the sex of a person. See sex differentiation.

SELF-ACTIVITY

The decision to carry out actions you have thought about yourself and not been told to do. Such activity is