SELF-ACTUALIZATION
The realisation of what you are capable of. Also called self-realisation. See humanistic psychology; Maslow's Motivational Hierarchy. By doing this,…
SELF-DISCOVERY
a process of looking for your own identity. To discover what a one individual has in his personality and what…
SELF-REINFORCEMENT
Rewarding ourselves for appropriate behaviour or attaining a goal. also called self-managed reinforcement.
SITUATIONAL ATTRIBUTION
1. Attribution theory. The attributes of your behaviour to the external or circumstantial causes. 2. The ascription of an event…
SOCIAL CONTROL
1. The power of organisations, institutions and the laws of society to influence and regulate behaviour. 2. The impact of…
SOCIAL INTEGRATION
1. The process where separate groups are combined to form a unified society. Integration implies coming together as a whole.…
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NORM
a social standard that says we will help people in need. Compare reciprocity norm; social justice norm.
SOMATIC THERAPY
Treating mental disorders with organic therapies such as psychotropic drugs, electroconvulsive therapy or megavitamin therapy. It is a specific type…
STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS
a list of instructions for all participants that is the same for all people.
STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
Is a type of sampling conducted randomly within different strata of the population; the sample obtained is known as stratified…
SUBLIMINAL PRIMING
It is the stimulations on the unconscious and it increases the probability of later occurrence as well as the related…
SELF-AFFIRMATION
1. The behaviour of expressing a positive attitude towards to yourself. 2. Psychotherapy. A positive statement about ourselves that we…
SELF-EFFICACY
a capacity to bring about a desired result. To bring desired results by performing in an efficient way is known…
SELF-REPORT
the answer to a series of questions about our feelings, beliefs and attitudes etc. Self-report relies on us to be…
SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS
These are the conditions in the environment existing before and after an organism's response and influence. It is one of…