SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often…
SOCIAL PUNISHMENT
any negative stimulus like shunning, emotional withdrawal or sign of disapproval. Compare social reinforcement.
SOCIAL SCALE
a system of assigning a person to a class or category based on occupation, wealth, lifestyle or education.
SOCIALITY COROLLARY
It is a concept that proposes a person's ability to communicate and interact with another person is due to the…
SOCIOCENTRISM
1. A need to put the needs and concerns of a social group or unit ahead of your own. 2.…
SOCIOLOGICAL MEASURE
a measure of those aspects of society that affect the development and maintenance of normal behaviours or mental health problems.…
SOLITARY NUCLEUS
a nucleus in the medulla oblongata that relays information from an immediate nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve. Taste neurons…
SOMATIC OBSESSION
the preoccupation with a body part or the whole body. It can involve the constant checking of the body part,…
SOPHROSYNE
a character ideal recommended by Plato that has no English equivalent but can be used for temperance or moderation.
SPATIAL DENSITY
the density that is altered by changing the space and not the number of objects.
SPECIAL CHILD
a child with special needs for education and training. They may have learning disabilities, mental retardation or emotional problems.
SPECIFIC FACTOR
the name of a factor in factor analysis that is going to be significant in a single test only.
SPECTATOR EFFECT
This effects how we carry out a task with other people present. If we are confident, the spectators improve performance.…
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DISORDERS
a wide range of disorders with a reduced ability, failure to acquire speech and to understand language.
SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM
a computer software program that can recognise and respond to human speech. Such programs enable individuals to have a grip…