SELF-AWARENESS
1. see self-understanding. 2. seen in animal behaviour. To know about one's self. Human beings are more likely to be…
SINGLE BLIND
an experiment procedure where the people involved don't know of the treatment, manipulation or type drug administered. Compare double blind;…
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
a skill a person has in interpersonal relationships with the ability to handle different situations.
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often…
SOCIOGENIC HYPOTHESIS
the ideal that social conditions are the major cause of mental and behavioural disorders.
SUBSTITUTION
Substitution of inappropriate feelings or impossible aims with more appropriate and achievable. Substitution can be both positive or negative answer.…
SELF-INVENTORY
a question are used by a person to check the characteristics they perceive to apply to themselves.
SENSE OF COHERENCE
a perception of having clarity or intelligibility, being capable of thinking and expressing yourself clearly. 2. The ability to present…
SINGLE-CASE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
a repeated measures design where a single person, group or sampling unit is observed over time. Also called intrasubject replication…
SOCIAL CONTROL
1. The power of organisations, institutions and the laws of society to influence and regulate behaviour. 2. The impact of…
SOCIAL NORMS
These norms prescribe the appropriate way to respond in social situations but also that which should be avoided. They apply…