PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
Social, cultural and environmental influences that affect an individual's or group's mental health and behavior. These may include social situations,…
REALITY TESTING
Any means by which an individual is able to clearly asses his or her limitations as they relate to biological,…
REFLECTIVITY-IMPULSIVITY
Known as cognitive tempo, a cognitive approach that defines the extent to which a subject differs in their ability to…
REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN
Framework for research wherein specific individuals are evaluated on specific dependent variables over time, during repeated episodes.
RESTLESSNESS
Ceaseless movement or activity without purpose which may be of limited intensity or duration.
ROLE MODEL
Person or group who knowingly or unknowingly inspires others to imitate their persona; role model may be a real person,…
SCAPEGOAT THEORY
Social psychological term that relates to prejudice. According to this theory, people may be prejudice toward a group in order…
SELF-ACTIVITY
The decision to carry out actions you have thought about yourself and not been told to do. Such activity is…
SELF-DIFFERENTIATION
a tendency to see recognition for your own [personality and uniqueness in a group. To find out how I am…
SELF-REGULATION
how we control our behaviour by self-monitoring desires as well as the desirable behaviour. Read about the self-control; self-management. Self-…
SEQUENTIAL EFFECT
Choice-reaction tasks. It is the influence of a preceding trial on the performance of the current trail.
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 CONTEXT
These are general environment or circumstances that are the social framework for interpersonal and individual behaviour.
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
an influence by a group in a social situation that has an influence on a person's behaviour. Social influence is…
SOCIAL RESISTANCE
1. Group opposition to economic, political and social actions and policies of a society or government. 2. The subgroup opposition…
STANDARDIZATION GROUP
a sample group to establish the norms for the population it is representing. It is also known as standardization sample.…
STRANGULATED AFFECT
Is the physical symptom that is seen when a person inhibits a normal discharge of emotion. This theory was advanced…
SUBLIMINAL PERSUASION
It is a method to present the information in a certain way that you can help the people to change…