Questions tagged [terminology]
For questions about definitions, names, and terms used in the psychology & neuroscience literature.
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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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Status and Shunning
Parents (and possible extended family) are very status-oriented.
They are the same or similar in:
Beauty
Strength
Intelligence
Highest Education Level
Profession
Job Title
The young man or woman ...
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Name of the behavior where kids change the rules so they can win
(I was about to ask this on the English Stack Exchange site as a word request, then thought perhaps it is more suitable here. Apologies if it is not).
There is a behavior observed in (I believe mostly)...
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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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Does intention matter for positive reinforcement?
What makes something positive reinforcement: The intention or the outcome? I have two examples I'm trying to understand.
First, if I am teaching my dog a trick and I give her a treat whenever I say &...
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Term for how one's self-image improves when something they associate with, like a sports team or politician, does well?
I'm trying to understand the phenomenon of how one's self-image, self-confidence, or personal regard goes up because something they affiliate themselves with "does well." For example, ...
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Is there a proper term for describing when a person gives up?
Ive come across apathy, learned helplessness and "give up itis".
The last of which is exactly what Im looking for, however it seems to invariably involve death.
Is there a psychological term ...
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Under which sub-field of neuroscience can this project be best classified?
Under which subfield of neuroscience does a project that develops a deep learning model to study long-term brain scans of Alzheimer's caregivers and draw a correlation between staying in the proximity ...
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