SLEEP LABORATORY
a research facility to monitor sleep patterns and other activities while we sleep. Such laboratories are found in hospitals that…
SLIP OF THE TONGUE
a minor speech error that is not related to a specific speech disorder. A spoonerism is an example or swapping…
SMART HOUSE
a house that has been designed with a number of time saving, remote control devices. Lights can be turned off…
SOCIAL ANOREXIA
lack of appetite for being social and mixing with people and is more or less the same social anxiety.
SOCIAL COMPARISON THEORY
This states that people evaluate their own abilities and attitude relative to other peoples. We compare ourselves with others. In…
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY RESPONSE
Is the tendency of a person to give answers that will see them in a favourable light, rather than give…
SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY
a theory that envisions social interactions as an exchange where the people seek to maximise their benefits within the limits…
SOCIAL INHIBITION
a restraint on person's feelings and expressions in the belief that others may disapprove of their behaviour. See audience effect.
SOCIAL LOAFING
where a person reduces their effort when working in a social situation. Compare social facilitation. See social interference.
SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY
a model that shows a close relationship will get closer as both people disclose more and more intimate things about…
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…
SOCIODRAMATIC PLAY
symbolic play where children play the parts of adults, like parents, police etc. It can be solitary in groups.
SOCIOMETRIC DISTANCE
the degree of acceptance between people or groups that is measured by a social distance scale.