SIMPLE CAUSATION
when a single event is caused by a single factor. Compare multiple causation.
SIMULATION TRAINING
A job training technique that is not on the job but away from the job to teach a complex or…
SINGLE-EPISODE DEPRESSION
Single episode depression is an episode where a person not with a history of depressive episodes has one. Treatment is…
SITUATION AWARENESS
the conscious knowledge we have of the immediate environment and all of the events happening in it. The elements are…
SITUATIONALISM
That behaviour is based on interaction with the external environment and not internal factors.
SKINNER, BURRHUS FREDERIC
A US psychologist famous for his psychology experiments into radical behaviourism. He used a patented box, or operant chamber that…
SLEEP LEARNING
where we are presented with material to learn while we are asleep. a controversial issue where simple Pavlovian conditioning can…
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…