SOCIAL STATUS
a relative prestige, authority or privilege of a person or group. It can be determined by occupation, education, religion, ethnicity,…
SOCIAL-COGNITIVE THEORY
A theoretical framework where the functions of personality are explained by cognitive contents and processes acquired through social interaction.
SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
an organisation aiming to advance psychology by arranging conferences on experimental psychology.
SOCIOGENIC HYPOTHESIS
the ideal that social conditions are the major cause of mental and behavioural disorders.
SOFT PSYCHOLOGY
a name for the areas of psychology that don't always use scientific methods to develop and apply techniques. For more…
SOMATIC DELUSION
Somatic delusion is a false belief that one or more organs are not working properly or are diseased. Even after…
SOMATOSTATIN
a hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus to inhibit the release of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.…
SOUL IMAGE
Carl Jung. The deeply unconscious part of our psyche composed of anima, female archetype and animus, male archetype.
SOURCE FACTORS
These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.
SPASTIC HEMIPARESIS
a partial paralysis on one side of the body with spasticity on the affected side.
SPECIES SPECIFICITY OF LANGUAGE
a theory that language is innate to homosapiens. See language origin theory; task specificity of language.
SPECIFICITY THEORY
a theory that the pain mechanism, like hearing and vision, is a specific modality that has its own central and…
SPECTRUM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
1. Psychology. The full range of psychological and spiritual experiences. 2. Neuroscience. The full range of awareness. See conscious.
SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY
the degree that a person's speech can be understood by other people. Have a look on articulation index.
SPEED-ACCURACY TRADEOFF
the tendency when doing a task to go for speed or accuracy. One is sacrificed to support the other. While…
SPHINCTER CONTROL
the ability to open and close these muscles that are on openings in our bodies. It is important for physical…