Glossary E

Extended paraphasia refers to unconnected words and word sounds. This feature of Wernicke's Aphasia is a deficit in placing words together in proper grammatical and syntactical form.

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- Extended selective attention : Extended selective attention refers to overly extended attentional focus and an inappropriate delay in shifting attention. The anomaly is considered one of the causative factors in the symptoms of Autism.

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Extended self refers to the more mature self-representation, emerging between ages 3½ and 5 years, in which children are able to integrate past, present, and unknown future self-representations into a notion of a "self" that endures over time

Extensibility is defined as the ability of muscle to be stretched back to its original length following contraction.

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Extension means straightening movement resulting in an increase of the angle in a joint by moving bones apart, as when the hand moves away from shoulder during extension of the elbow joint.

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Extensity refers to an ordering Parameter of a complex system associated with energy. Here extensity is defined as the area of consciousness in phase space.

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Extensor refers to muscle that extends a limb. Extensors are muscles that extend a limb, that is, increase the angle at a joint.

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English: extent / Español: alcance / Português: extensão / Français: étendue / Italiano: estensione

The term "extent" in psychology refers to the degree, range, or scope of a particular phenomenon, behavior, or mental process. It is used to describe how far something extends or the limits within which it operates. Understanding the extent of psychological concepts helps researchers and practitioners gauge the impact and reach of various factors influencing human behavior and cognition.

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