SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY
a model that shows a close relationship will get closer as both people disclose more and more intimate things about…
STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS
a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.
STRESS-INOCULATION TRAINING (SIT)
Consists of 4 stages which make a person learn stress management techniques. The first stage is the identification of stress.…
SUCCESSIVE DISCRIMINATION
Used in conditioning behaviour this is a discrimination between stimuli presented one after the other.
SYMBOLIC REWARD
The prize that doesn't have significant material value but is nevertheless extremely valuable to a person receiving it. In psychology,…
SELF-CONFIDENCE
1. Our self-assurance in trusting our abilities, capacities and judgements. 2. the belief that we can meet the demands of…
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION
how we achieve objective knowledge about our self and our understanding of our self.
SEQUENCE EFFECT
seen in repeated measures designs and is the effect of treatments being carried out in a set order.
SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS
These are the conditions in the environment existing before and after an organism's response and influence. It is one of…
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY
1. The extent that a person is considered to be a valuable member of a social group. 2. The bias…
SOCIAL REHABILITATION
1. The achievement of a higher level of social functioning in people with mental disorders or disabilities. 2. Achievement of…
SOURCE FACTORS
These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
the degree to which a result cannot reasonably be attributed to the operation of chance or random factors alone,
STRESS-VULNERABILITY MODEL
in the context of mood disorders and schizophrenia, is a theory which states a person's predisposition to illnesses and social…
SELF-CONFRONTATION
where we examine our own behaviours and attitudes to make a change we may need to make. By doing this…
SELF-PERCEPTION
a person's view of themselves and of any mental or physical attribute that makes up the self. Also called a…
SEQUENTIAL EFFECT
Choice-reaction tasks. It is the influence of a preceding trial on the performance of the current trail.