SOCIOHISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
These are changes in norms and values that happen over time in a society.
SOCIOSEXUAL ASSESSMENT
an assessment used to measure a person's awareness of the cultural standards in relation to sexual activity, social relationships, sexuality…
SOHVAL-SOFFER SYNDROME
a rare and possibly hereditary disease with mental retardation and testicular deficiency, skeletal anomalies and diabetes mellitus. It was reported…
SOMATOTONIA
A personality type according to Sheldon with a mesomorphic physique and a tendency to energetic actions, physical courage and a…
SOURCE MAJORITY OR MINORITY STATUS
a source factor that indicates the source has a minority or a majority share of the population or it is…
SPEARMAN-BROWN PROPHECY FORMULA
Mathematical formula. It concerns the length of a test and its reliability. An increase in items will increase reliability. [Charles…
SPECIES-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR
the behaviour that is specific to the members of a species and is unlearned. Also called species typical behaviour. Read…
SPECIFIC-REACTION THEORY
an innate tendency of an autonomic nervous system to react in a certain way to a stressful situation.
SPECULATION
1. Conjectural thinking not always supported by scientific evidence. 2. Loosely supported theory.
SPHINCTER MORALITY
Psychoanalytic theory. Features of personality that includes parsimony, obstinacy that is particularly linked with an anal retentive personality. For having…
SPINAL GATE
the mechanism in cells of the substantia gelatinosa of the spinal cord that transmit the net effect of both excitatory…
SPIRITUALITY
1. A concern for and sensitivity to the spirit and soul. 2. A concern for religion and God. 3. The…
SPONTANEITY TEST
a sociometric test where a person in group therapy is encouraged to improvise freely in re-enactments of typical life situations…