Questions tagged [terminology]
For questions about definitions, names, and terms used in the psychology & neuroscience literature.
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What is "visual closure"? [duplicate]
Years ago I attended a lecture by an expert in dyslexia, and she said that dyslexia can be caused by a defect in what she called "visual closure", which she described as the ability to fill ...
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Why wasn't the theory of planned behavior named as the theory of intended action?
"planed" vs "intended" In my understanding, "to plan" and "to intend" are basically the same. But the concept using in the theory is "intention", not &...
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What shapes belong in a maximally distinguishable shapes palette?
This question is a follow-up to a question I asked on StackOverflow. The TL:DR is that, in a recent review by Franconeri et al. (2021), several papers are summarized that collectively reach the ...
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Is there a term for a mixture of having both a superiority complex and an inferiority complex at the same time?
This may seem to be impossible, but could a person simultaneously feel both superior and inferior to others at the same time, with each feeling waning and waxing respectively according to various ...
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What definition of sense leads to there being 33 senses?
I asked chatGPT, "what are the senses," and it responded that the list varies based on the definition of sense and can range from 9 to as many as 33. The ones I've been able to isolate by ...
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Term for a false belief that an ability of yourself is/should be the standard level for others [duplicate]
Say that a person is fairly good at a given thing (e.g. maths in school), above average. Say during class, that person then expresses a frustration publicly (and indirectly) towards others (that seem ...
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Is there a technical term for acting as though you have a belief that you do not genuinely hold?
Is there a technical term in psychology for people acting like they believe something they do not? As an example, consider people who acted like they didn't believe Obama was born in the US. I know ...
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What is "team satisfaction" according to literature?
I am interested if there is a widely accepted definition of "team satisfaction" in the scientific literature. My personal definition would be: "Team satisfaction" refers to the ...
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Is there a term for when a pathological liar can longer tell what part of their story is true and a lie
So I like to write characters and one idea was someone who's so used to lying that when it comes to origin story the character lied so much about that they don't know whats true anymore. But it got me ...
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Why do people seem to think less effectively when being helped or watched?
I've noticed a recurring behavior in various technical settings conducted over Zoom, where screen sharing seems to induce a more passive cognitive state among participants. Whether in debugging ...
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What is the difference between "avolition" and "abulia"
The Wikipedia articles are confusing especially the first one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abulia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avolition If you google "abulia avolition" the first entry (&...
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What exactly does "single trial" mean in neuroscience research?
I am new to neuroscience (coming from a data science background), and I'm a little bit confused about the terminology used in many of the resources I have come across. Many studies mention "...
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Is there a special name for expert explanations cognitive biases? [duplicate]
Is there a special name of cognitive distortion, when a number of things seem obvious and elementary to an expert, although in reality they are counterintuitive and complex? And therefore his ...
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What is it called when manipulating the body, such as with a smile, triggers emotion?
Normally we smile as a consequence of being happy, but psychologists have, over the years investigated the idea that smiling itself can cause happiness. So, we have the concept of a physical act ...
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What is the term for the inability to see past one's own current emotional state?
I'm looking for a specific latin or greek word that describes something like the inability to empathize with emotions that are not in line with one's current affective state. It could probably be ...
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