Glossary C

Deutsch: Konfiguration / Español: Configuración / Português: Configuração / Français: Configuration / Italian: Configurazione

Configuration in the psychology context refers to the arrangement or organization of psychological elements within an individual or a system. This can include mental structures, cognitive processes, personality traits, and the interplay between different psychological factors that shape behaviour and mental states.

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Confinement against one’s will refers to the critical ethical and legal issue that addresses the fact that an individual cannot be hospitalized against his or her will unless he or she is in danger of harming self or another. Please see Donaldson v. O’Connor.

Confirmable propositions is a term used within science, as propositions capable of validation through empirical tests.

Confirmation is a term which according to Tolman, is the verification of a hypothesis, expectancy, or belief.

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Confirmation Bias refers to a type of selective thinking whereby one tends to notice and to look for what confirms one's beliefs, and to ignore, not look for, or undervalue the relevance of what contradicts one's beliefs.

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Confirmational Bias refers to the the tendency to seek out information that confirms rather than disconfirms one's hypothesis; accepting only information that agrees with our conclusion; the tendency to look for information that supports our views

Deutsch: Konflikt / Español: Conflicto / Português: Conflito / Français: Conflit / Italiano: Conflitto /

Conflict refers to an uncomfortable internal feeling associated with not getting the things one wants or feeling undecided about what to do in a situation. A perceived incompatibility of actions or goals. Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence. Conflict is another term for a dispute.

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Deutsch: Konfliktmanagement / Español: Gestión de Conflictos / Português: Gestão de Conflitos / Français: Gestion des Conflits / Italian: Gestione dei Conflitti

Conflict Management in psychology refers to the strategies and practices used to handle, resolve, and reduce conflict in a constructive manner. It involves understanding the sources of conflict, recognizing the dynamics at play, and applying appropriate techniques to address and mitigate disputes.

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