REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.…
ROLE AMBIGUITY
Type of role strain which occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete to tell the involved…
SELF-EFFICACY
a capacity to bring about a desired result. To bring desired results by performing in an efficient way is known…
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
Null hypothesis significance testing. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. The probability of a type…
SOCIAL JUDGMENT THEORY
a theory dealing with attitude change that postulates the magnitude of persuasion that is produced by a certain message depends…
SPECIFICITY OF BEHAVIOR
1. Certain behaviour is brought about by certain stimuli. 2. The fixed pattern of behaviour in a situation.
STRANGULATED AFFECT
Is the physical symptom that is seen when a person inhibits a normal discharge of emotion. This theory was advanced…
SELF-FOCUS
1. An ability a person has to direct conscious attention on themselves, thoughts, desires and emotions. 2. A person's ability…
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on…
SOCIAL LIMITATION
restriction attributed to social policy or barriers that will limit a person's fulfilment of roles or deny people access to…
SPECULATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
view that is based on speculation and not research and experiments. Also read armchair psychology; rational psychology.
STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
Is a type of sampling conducted randomly within different strata of the population; the sample obtained is known as stratified…
SURVEY RESEARCH
A method of the scientific research where the researcher tries to measure and evaluate condition of the community in relation…
SELF-IMAGE
how we see ourselves and gives us a sense of our personality and our success in relationships and our wellbeing.…
SIMPLE EFFECTS
Seen in factorial design this is the comparison of group means of one factor at a set level of the…
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
Social neuroscience is a new discipline that aims to integrate social and biological approaches to human behaviour. They are often…
SPONTANEOUS REMISSION
the reduction or disappearance of symptoms without any therapeutic intervention, which may be temporary or permanent. It most commonly refers…