SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPE
a simplified concept of social roles belonging to each sex. See gender stereotypes.
SEXUAL BURNOUT
a term applied when a person has had an excess of sexual activity and loses interest for a short while.…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
any conduct of a sexual nature that is not wanted or warranted. It especially applies to the workplace and social…
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
a person's enduring attraction to one sex or the other. Orientation can be hetero, homo or bisexual.
SEXUAL-VALUE SYSTEM
1. The system of stimulation and response that a person needs for a satisfactory sexual relationship. 2. A person's beliefs…
SHELTERED WORKSHOP
rehabilitation facility and a workshop that provides shelter and work in a supporting environment for people with a range of…
SHORT-WAVELENGTH PIGMENT
a photo pigment present in the retinal cones sensitive to a wavelength of 419nm. The absence of this pigment causes…
SIDE EFFECTS
These are reactions a person may experience when taking some medications for another complaint or disease. They can arise following…
SIGNAL WORD PANEL
a warning sign that contains a specific signal word. The size and colour is important and it can contain a…
SIMON EFFECT
seen in a 2 choice task where the response is faster if the location of the stimulus is better than…
SIMULATED FAMILY
It is technique used in therapy where hypothetical family situations are enacted. In training, the enactment is by clinicians or…
SINGLE-CASE METHODS AND EVALUATION
psychotherapy research that is based on studying one client before, during and after intervention has happened.
SITUATED KNOWLEDGE
the embedded knowledge that is affected by the history, language and values of the person knowing it. The term arises…
SITUATIONAL SAMPLING
done by observing a person in real life situations and not experimental situations.
SKELETAL AGE
A measure of the maturity of our skeleton that can be the same, less or more than our real age.
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…