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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder, thought to be caused by imbalances in brain chemistry, which involves delusions and faulty perceptions of …

Schizoid Personality Disorder This is a classification used for people who are withdrawn and are not bothered by their lack of social …

Schema A schema is a cognitive system that helps us organize and make sense of information. For example, you may have a …

Schedule of Reinforcement As you know, reinforcement is a process that increases the frequency of targeted behavior by either using a negative …

Scapegoat Theory Scapegoat theory is a social psychological term that relates to prejudice. According to this theory, people may be prejudiced toward …

Savant Syndrome People with savant syndrome typically score poorly on intelligence tests but have specific talent or skill for which they are …

Sample When conducting research there are lots of factors to consider. Psychologists may want to study, for example, the effect of some …

Rorschach Inkblot Test There are many types of projective tests, but the most widely used is the Rorschach Inkblot Test. In this …

Rooting Reflex Reflexes have reasons for occurring…typically. The rooting reflex occurs in infants (we outgrow it) and is a tendency for the …

Role We all have roles that we play. No, not in roles in a “play”, but roles we play in life. To …