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Schizoid Personality Disorder This is a classification used for people who are withdrawn and are not bothered by their lack of social…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