SURVEY KNOWLEDGE
a bird's eye view of a spatial environment that looks like a map. It is the knowledge that is gained…
SYMBOLIC ATTITUDE
the evaluating of an attitude that is based on the extent to what is seen as consistent wither person's moral…
SYMPTOM CHECKLIST-90-R (SCL-90-R)
a report inventory that it s used to measure the distress and other psychological symptoms. It helps to identify if…
SYNAPTIC VESICLE
It is a small spherical sac found in the cytoplasm and it has a terminal button for a pre-synaptic neuron…
SYNERGISTIC MUSCLES
These are muscles that work together to do a certain action. See agonist. Compare antagonist.
SYNTHETIC VALIDITY
It is used in the organization or industrial setting, where a technique can interfere with the validity of the selection…
SYSTEMIC THINKING
It is a combination of the synthetic and analytical thinking and it takes into account the influence of the system…
SEXUAL ABUSE
Sexual abuse is the exploitation and violation of a person's rights as it well as is usually meant to mean…
SEXUAL CONDITIONING
These are the cues learnt by animals about opportunities for reproduction and sexual behaviour. In birds and fish it shows…
SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION
the adopting of attitudes and patterns of behaviour associated with male or female. During the first 3 to 4 years…
SEXUAL ORIENTATION GRID
Sexual orientation grid is a method of classifying sexual orientation that is based on 7 factors: sexual fantasy, attraction and…
SHAME CULTURE
It is a trend or an organising principle in a society that is a strong desire to preserve honour and…
SIDMAN AVOIDANCE SCHEDULE
a procedure where brief aversive stimuli are presented at fixed intervals in the absence of a response. If a response…
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (SN)
a ratio of the power of a signal to the power of noise that is expressed in decibels. If the…
SIMON, HERBERT ALEXANDER
US economist, political scientist and psychologist. He is a founder of cognitive science and artificial intelligence and used computers to…