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Psychology RootsSocial Facilitation Norman Triplett, way back in 1898, noticed that people in bicycle races went faster when they were competing against each …
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Social Cognitive Theory The social cognitive theory states that we learn behaviors through observation, modelling, and motivation such as positive reinforcement. Some …
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Social Exchange Theory There are many different theories about why we help each other. According to social exchange theory, people help each …
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Social Cognition This subarea of Social Psychology exams our ability to gather information about and understand the rules and concepts that govern …
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Social Clock Have you ever heard someone say (or say yourself) “my clock is ticking?” This is an example of a social …
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Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which the person’s muscles become so relaxed that the airways become blocked and …
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Skinner Box The Skinner Box was created by Behaviorist B.F. Skinner who used it to study animals such as rats and pigeons. …
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Skewed Distribution A skewed distribution is a frequency graph that is higher on one side than the other. For instance, a graph …
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Skeletal Nervous System The skeletal nervous system consists of the bones in the skeleton, the muscles attached to them, and the nervous …
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Situational Cues Situational cues are contextual cues in the environment that signal a person that an action or event may occur. It …