Self-report

Self-identity

Self-handicapping

Self-esteem

Self-consistency

Self-concept

Self-authentication

Secure attachment

Secondary memory

Secondary appraisal

Seasons

Search for cheaters

Script

Scotopic vision

Scotoma

Schema

Scheme

Schematics

in experiments, those people who rate themselves highly in a particular domain and who see that domain as important to them. See also aschematics.

a consistent pattern of motor behaviour in the infant which is based on reflexes, such as sucking or grasping.

a way of representing knowledge in the mind, whereby the representation of a particular topic

in cases of partial blindness, a neglect or blindness in the retina for a certain part of the visual field.

nighttime vision, mediated primarily by rods and therefore without colour information. See also photopic vision.

a representation or scenario which captures a sequence of events that usually happen when people meet.

in social contract theory, an instruction to focus on instances of cheating, not just where only one side cheats, but also where both sides can cheat.

a metaphor, applied by Daniel Levinson to his concept and description of the human developmental eras, where life is seen in the familiar, poetic terms of e.g. spring, summer, autumn, winter.

in the study of psychological stress, the second of two processes applied by the individual when they appraise their ability to cope with a particular threat. See also primary appraisal.

see long-term store

a pattern of attachment between an infant of one to three years old and a particular care giver who serves as a secure base from which that infant can explore, and when distressed, by whom it is reassured. See also insecure attachment.

an attempt to learn the truth about oneself by carrying out limited social experiments.

in social-psychological theory, the self as an object of perception.

the validation of the self by confirming one's beliefs about the self.

in the perception of self, the self-concept considered as a whole, taking into account all its various dimensions.

an aspect of the self-serving bias, which involves making an attribution before one has performed a behaviour.

in the theory of reasoned action, a determinant of behaviour that is just as important as attitude in predicting a particular action.

the result of a psychological experiment contributed by a person involved which throws light on the quality of their experience, usually in the form of an interview or survey, a test, introspection, think-aloud protocol, or even a diary study.

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