TEACHING STYLE
These are the attributes of a teacher that define their style, methods and behaviour in the classroom. the way through…
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
The realisation of what you are capable of. Also called self-realisation. See humanistic psychology; Maslow's Motivational Hierarchy. By doing this,…
SELF-FOCUS
1. An ability a person has to direct conscious attention on themselves, thoughts, desires and emotions. 2. A person's ability…
SEMANTIC FLUENCY
an ability to generate words in different categories. Also called category fluency.
SITUATIONAL EFFECT
the effect on different environments on the behaviour of people in experiments.
SOCIAL CONTROL
1. The power of organisations, institutions and the laws of society to influence and regulate behaviour. 2. The impact of…
SOCIAL LIMITATION
restriction attributed to social policy or barriers that will limit a person's fulfilment of roles or deny people access to…
SOCIAL TRANSMISSION
the transferring of customs down the generations. See heritage; social heritage.
SOURCE TRAITS
the factorial theory of personality and is 12 personality traits that underlie and determine the surface traits. See ability trait;…
STROOP EFFECT
Is used to ascertain the time limit that is taken to tell the colour of ink which represents the name…
SYMPTOMATOLOGY
1. The combination of signs, markers or indications of a disease or disorder. 2. The scientific study of the markers…
SELF-AFFIRMATION
1. The behaviour of expressing a positive attitude towards to yourself. 2. Psychotherapy. A positive statement about ourselves that we…
SELF-IMAGE
how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.…
SEMANTIC PARAPHASIA
a form of paraphasia where speech is fairly fluent but objects are given the wrong but a similar name. Semantic…
SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
the development towards being sexually mature in behaviour and attitudes from infancy through puberty to adulthood. See psychosexual development.
SIX-HOUR RETARDED CHILD
the name given to a child who appears to be slow in school but functions normally outside of school. This…
SOCIAL DEFICIT
an inability or an unwillingness to act in accordance to age, physical condition and intelligence. It can reduce a person's…