Glossary D

Glossary D

Decisiveness in the context of psychology refers to the ability to make choices and decisions promptly and effectively. It is a personality trait and cognitive skill that allows individuals to assess situations, consider alternatives, and take action without excessive hesitation. Decisiveness is essential for problem-solving, goal achievement, and effective decision-making in various aspects of life. In this article, we will explore the concept of decisiveness in psychology, provide examples, discuss risks and application areas, offer recommendations, briefly touch on historical and legal aspects, and conclude with a list of similar psychological traits.

Declarative knowledge is defined as the knowledge of facts that can be stated.

Declarative memory is defined as a form of memory that is explicit, verbalizable, and accessible to conscious awareness. It is the part of long-term memory containing specific factual information. Declarative memory refers to memory that a person can state in words; a memory system thought to contain knowledge, facts, information, ideas, or anything that can be recalled and described in words, pictures, or symbols. Moreover,they are facts and events stored in the long-term memory, which come in two (2) types: Episodic and Semantic memory.

Declarative metacognition refers to the explicit, conscious, and factual knowledge a person has about the characteristics of the task he or she is performing, one's own weak and strong points with respect to performing the task, and the possible strategies that could be used on the task.

Declarative or episodic learning refers to learning about a specific event or fact, usually accessible to consciousness.

Decode refers to the use the alphabetic principle (that each letter represents a sound) to sound out the phonemes of a word and then blend those phonemes into a recognizable word.

Decoding is when individual learn to interpret the meaning of the nonverbal behavior other people express, such as deciding that a pat on the back was an expression of condescension and not kindness.

Decomposition refers to an arithmetic strategy in which children transform the original problem into two (2) or more simpler problems.