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…
SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPE
a simplified concept of social roles belonging to each sex. See gender stereotypes.
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…
SIMULATION
1. An experimental method used to investigate psychological processes, functioning and behaviour in social and other environments not easily accessible.…
SINGLE-CHANNEL MODEL
a model of human information processing where serial processing is the only option. One step is taken at a time…
SITUATED LEARNING
learning that occurs in a classroom situation with specific physical and social contexts. Knowledge can be facilitated when the people…
SITUATIONAL SEMANTICS
a branch of semantics that says the meaning of utterances must be understood by considering what was said and when…
SKELETAL MUSCLE
the muscle that gives the force to make our skeleton move. These muscles are attached to bones by tendons and…