Glossary C

Glossary C

Confabulation refers to a a tactic used by individuals who are memory impaired in which they unconsciously make up false answers or stories in an attempt to hide their memory loss or inability to recall; also usually seen in Cognitive disorders. Confabulation is making up an answer to a question and then accepting the invented information as if it were a memory.

Confederate refers to an accomplice of the experimenter who pretends to be a regular participant in an experiment.

Deutsch: Konferenz / Español: Conferencia / Português: Conferência / Français: Conférence / Italiano: Conferenza

Conference in the psychology context is a professional gathering where psychologists, researchers, and practitioners come together to present and discuss their latest research findings, theories, and practices. These events facilitate the exchange of knowledge, networking, and collaboration within the field.

Conference paper is defined as an oral presentation of a research project to a group of researchers who have met to share research results.

Confession refers to a Catholic practice of revealing one’s sins to a Priest.

Deutsch: Beichte, Erläuterung, Erziehung, Transformation / Español: Confesión, Elucidación, Educación, Transformación / Português: Confissão, Elucidação, Educação, Transformação / Français: Confession, Élucidation, Éducation, Transformation / Italiano: Confessione, Eucidazione, Educazione, Trasformazione /

Confession, Elucidation, Education, Transformation refers to the stages of Jungian Psychoanalytic therapy:

Confidence refers to a conscious trust in oneself and in the meaningfulness of life.

Confidence game refers to a deceptive means of obtaining money or property from a victim who is led to trust the perpetrator.