SUBJECT VARIABLE
The variable which is related to individual in the research is called subject variable. This variable is not usually changed…
SELF-DECEPTION
1. A failure to see your own limitations. 2. Developing a false or an unrealistic concept of you. To deceive…
SELF-PERCEPTION
a person's view of themselves and of any mental or physical attribute that makes up the self. Also called a…
SENSE OF SELF
our feeling of identity, uniqueness and self-direction. Read about the self-concept; self-image; sense of identity.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
1. Your spouse or other person you have a committed relationship with. 2. A person with a profound influence on…
SOCIAL APPROVAL
the positive appraisal and acceptance of a person by a social group. It can include compliments, praise, etc. Compare it…
SOCIAL FACTORS
These are the factors that affect our thought and behaviour in social situations. This includes feedback, splitting into smaller groups…
SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY
a model that shows a close relationship will get closer as both people disclose more and more intimate things about…
SOCIAL-DECISION SCHEME
a rule or strategy used in a group to select an alternative from choices put forward during discussions. These schemes…
STAGES OF CHANGE
The 5 steps to bring a change in health behaviour: precontemplation; contemplation; preparation; action; maintenance. Referred as transtheoratical model. It…
STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE
Is the situation when there are two stimuli which both elicit the same response. Stimuli meet the mathematical definition of…
SUBJECTIVE
Not able to be accessed or observed. Opposite to objective. Something that is effected by personal feelings, prejudice and interpretations.…
SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
getting data in well ordered manner that will give reliable information about something.
SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIOR
a behaviour that blocks our goals because we are aggressively competitive we take too many risks. the behaviour which itself…
SELF-PERCEPTION THEORY
The theory that states people only have a limited access to the attitudes, beliefs, traits or their psychological states. We…
SENSITIVITY
1. The capacity to detect and discriminate. 2. The probability that a test gives a positive diagnosis given that a…
SIMPLE EFFECTS
Seen in factorial design this is the comparison of group means of one factor at a set level of the…