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…
SELF-PRESERVATION INSTINCT
the organism's act to save itself from any injury and to maximize its safety. It is a natural tendency found…
SELF-REPORT BIAS
This problem arises when people do a self-report and try to make a good impression of them or are unsure…
SELF-TRANSCENDENCE
a state where a person can devote themselves fully to another person, work, cause or activity. It was first described…
SEMANTIC MEMORY
the memory we have for general knowledge and in formation that is similar to that of a dictionary or an…
SENILE MIOSIS
a reduction in the size of a person's pupil in old age caused by muscle atrophy that control dilation of…
SENSITIVE SOUL
According to Aristotle a non-human trait with the capacity to react and to receive sense impressions but nom capacity for…
SENSORY EPILEPSY
a form of epilepsy with abnormal skin sensations like tingling, numbness and burning.
SENSORY ORGANIZATION
the neural process of impulse organisation from sensory receptors into a meaningful perception.
SENTENCE-REPETITION TEST
a test where a person needs to remember and recall more and more difficult sentences.
SEQUENCE EFFECT
seen in repeated measures designs and is the effect of treatments being carried out in a set order.