Category: S

Systematic Sampling Systematic Sampling is a sampling strategy where participants are selected by taking every Nth person from a list. Let’s say …

Systematic Desensitization This is a form of treatment or therapy for phobias, fears, and aversions that people have. The premise is to …

Syntax How do you know what order words should be in when you speak or write sentences? You know how to order …

Synethesia Synethesia means “to perceive together” and is a condition in which a two senses are sensed at the same time, where …

Synapse The synapse is the entire junction between neurons, including the pre-synaptic neuron’s axon terminal, the synaptic cleft, and the dendrite of …

Sympathetic Nervous System Think about a time you’ve been in a really dangerous or frightening situation. In that situation your body responded …

Symbolic Function Substage In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the second stage is called preoperational thought and it has two substages: Symbolic …

Survey A survey is a method for collecting information or data as reported by individuals. This is a type of data collection …

Suppression Suppression is similar to repression, but there are some subtle differences. In repression, the person “unconsciously” pushes painful or difficult memories, …

Superordinate Goals Superordinate goals are goals that get people from opposing sides to come together and work toward a common end result. …