SOCIAL REHABILITATION
1. The achievement of a higher level of social functioning in people with mental disorders or disabilities. 2. Achievement of…
SOCIAL SKILLS
These are the skills that allow a person to interact and to act appropriately in given social contexts. The skills…
SOCIAL TUNNELING
Psychological state that occurs when a person is involved with a task that is stressful or demanding and tends to…
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES)
The position of a person or group on the socioeconomic scale that is determined by a combination of economic and…
SOCIOMETRIC TEST
Sociometric test is a self-report on interpersonal relationships in a group that is used to analyse as well as to…
SOMATOMETRY
a classification of people that is based on body form and the relationship of physique and psychological features.
SOMNOLENCE
the excessive sleepiness that can be pathological or due to medication, sleep disorder or a medical condition.
SOURCE ATTRACTIVENESS
The extent that the source of a message is seen as physically attractive.
SPACE-BASED ATTENTION
attention towards spatial locations rather than the objects. Compare object based attentions.
SPATIAL NEGLECT
a disorder where a person has trouble in recognising and using space. This occurs mainly on a person's left side.…
SPECIFIC-ATTITUDES THEORY
a viewpoint that certain psychosomatic disorders are associated with certain attitudes. Also read specific faction theory.
SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY
the extent that light of different wave lengths is absorbed by the photopigments of the retina.
SPERRY, ROGER WOLCOTT
A US psychologist, 1913-1994. He is best known for his research into nerve regeneration theory and the functions of the…