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Social Facilitation Norman Triplett, way back in 1898, noticed that people in bicycle races went faster when they were competing against each…

Social Cognitive Theory The social cognitive theory states that we learn behaviors through observation, modelling, and motivation such as positive reinforcement. Some…

Social Exchange Theory There are many different theories about why we help each other. According to social exchange theory, people help each…

Social Cognition This subarea of Social Psychology exams our ability to gather information about and understand the rules and concepts that govern…

Social Clock Have you ever heard someone say (or say yourself) “my clock is ticking?” This is an example of a social…

Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which the person’s muscles become so relaxed that the airways become blocked and…

Skinner Box The Skinner Box was created by Behaviorist B.F. Skinner who used it to study animals such as rats and pigeons.…

Skewed Distribution A skewed distribution is a frequency graph that is higher on one side than the other. For instance, a graph…

Skeletal Nervous System The skeletal nervous system consists of the bones in the skeleton, the muscles attached to them, and the nervous…

Situational Cues Situational cues are contextual cues in the environment that signal a person that an action or event may occur. It…