SKILL LEARNING
the learning of a task to give accuracy, speed and performance after a high degree of practice. Skills may be…
SOCIAL DEPRIVATION
1. The lack of opportunity for social experiences. 2. A limited access to a society's resources. See cultural deprivation.
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
a view that learning is mainly due to our social interactions with others. Behaviour is assumed to be developed and…
SPECIFICITY
1. the quality of being unique from everything else. 2. A probability that a person will test negative for a…
STEREOTYPE
a set of generalisations about a group of people or a social category. It may correct or incorrect. Mostly, these…
STROBOSCOPIC ILLUSION
Is a perceptual illusion which is experienced while seeing the still images. This illusion makes a person feel like still…
SUBTHERAPEUTIC DOSE
Dosage of the medicine that will not provide desired result. sometimes done in order to get contrary result. basically not…
TEAM MENTAL MODEL
a common mental model of all team members. It represents the mental capabilities, tasks relevance and attributes of all team…
SELF-AWARENESS
1. see self-understanding. 2. seen in animal behaviour. To know about one's self. Human beings are more likely to be…
SELF-HANDICAPPING
Psychological technique where a person lessens a chance of a good performance because they expect to fail. It is done…
SELF-SERVING BIAS
how we interpret an event in a way that gives us credit for success and denies any responsibility for failure.…
SEXUAL TRAUMA
It is a disturbing experiences relating to sex, such as rape and other sex offences. It is just like a…
SLEEPER EFFECT
the impact of a persuasive message that increases over time. It involves close scrutiny of the message and a cue…
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY
1. The extent that a person is considered to be a valuable member of a social group. 2. The bias…
SOCIAL LIMITATION
restriction attributed to social policy or barriers that will limit a person's fulfilment of roles or deny people access to…
SOCIAL SKILLS
These are the skills that allow a person to interact and to act appropriately in given social contexts. The skills…
SPECIFICITY OF BEHAVIOR
1. Certain behaviour is brought about by certain stimuli. 2. The fixed pattern of behaviour in a situation.
STEREOTYPY
1. The persistent use of the same words, sounds or movement. It is common in autism spectrum disorders, obsessive compulsive…