SMELL COMPENSATION
our perception of a combined smell being less intense than one of the smells.
SNOWBALL SAMPLING
A recruitment method for new participants. The current participants are asked to recommend new people for the study.
SOCIAL APPROVAL
the positive appraisal and acceptance of a person by a social group. It can include compliments, praise, etc. Compare it…
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM
Social constructionism is associated with post-modernism when any knowledge of reality is in fact a construct of culture, language and…
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
the gradual gaining of skills, relationships and attitudes that enables a person to interact in society.
SOCIAL FACTORS
These are the factors that affect our thought and behaviour in social situations. This includes feedback, splitting into smaller groups…
SOCIAL INSTINCT
1. Desire for contact and a feeling of belonging in a social setting. 2. Psychology of Alfred Adler. The innate…
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP
The sum of the social interactions between people over time. This can be a positive or a negative relationship. Momentary…
SOCIAL SPEECH
when we use speech as way to communicate an idea to others. See socialised speech; egocentric speech.
SOCIAL WORKER
a person who is trained to deal with helping people and families. They have a degree and spend a lot…
SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH
British society founded in 1882 to promote the scientific investigation of paranormal phenomena.
SOCIOFUGAL
used to describe an environmental condition where rows of seats all face to the front. See the process of sociofugal.…
SOCIOMETRY
a field of research used to analyse that patterns of interrelationships in groups and to provide a summary in mathematical…
SOFT DETERMINISM
Soft determinism is position where all events, human actions and choices all have causes but free will and responsibility are…
SORTING TEST
task used to assess the ability to conceptualise and group like items together. This technique is basically used in this…