SEMANTIC KNOWLEDGE
This term is applied to the knowledge information that a person acquires. It is also referred as the generic knowledge.…
SENILE DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE TSDAT)
The older name for Alzheimer's type onset after age 65. See Alzheimer's disease.
SENSORIUM COMMUNE
a hypothetical location in the brain that was thought to be the seat of sensation and the site of operation…
SENSORY DISORDER 1
1. An anatomical or physiological abnormality interfering with transmission of information from a sense organ to its reception point in…
SENSORY NEURON
a neuron that gets information from the environment via specialised receptor cells and transmit it to the central nervous system.
SENTENCE-COMPLETION TEST
a test where we are required to finish a sentence already begun. This test is used to evaluate personality or…
SERIAL POSITION CURVE
a graphic representation of items remembered as a function of the order they were presented in. Item sat the beginning…
SEROTONIN-RECEPTOR AGONISTS
These are the agents that increase the affinity as well as the availability of serotonin at the receptors in the…
SEX DIFFERENCES
1. The difference between the physical features of males and females. 2. The difference between males and females and how…
SEX SENSATIONS
the sensations felt on genitals and our erogenous zones. Also called sexual sensations.
SELF-ADMINISTERED TEST
a test with instructions that you can do the test by yourself. A person can administer this test to his…
SELF-CONCEPT
The conception and evaluation of yourself which includes physical, psychological skills and qualities which make us who we are. Also…
SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIOR
a behaviour that blocks our goals because we are aggressively competitive we take too many risks. the behaviour which itself…
SELF-DYNAMISM
the pattern of motivations that make up our self-system where we look form satisfaction, security and freedom from anxiety. a…
SELF-HANDICAPPING
Psychological technique where a person lessens a chance of a good performance because they expect to fail. It is done…
SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING
Cognitive behaviour therapy aiming to modify maladaptive beliefs and to develop new skills. See self-statement training. This training is not…