Glossary I

Glossary I

Indecision is a psychological phenomenon characterized by the inability or difficulty in making a decision when faced with multiple options or choices. It involves a state of hesitation, doubt, and uncertainty, often resulting in delayed or avoided decision-making. Indecision can manifest in various aspects of life, affecting personal, professional, and social contexts.

Deutsch: Unentschlossenheit / Español: Indecisión / Português: Indecisão / Français: Indécision / Italiano: Indecisione

Indecisiveness in psychology refers to the persistent difficulty in making decisions, often accompanied by feelings of doubt, anxiety, and fear of making mistakes. This can impact various aspects of life, from personal choices to career decisions, and may be associated with factors like low self-confidence, perfectionism, or high levels of stress.

Indegree refers to the number of ties received by the individual for non-symmetric data,

Indentured servants refer to people who became servants to pay off a debt and were often treated as little more than slaves

Deutsch: Unabhängige Variable / Español: Variable Independiente / Português: Variável Independente / Français: Variable Indépendante / Italiano: Variabile Indipendente

Independent variable in the psychology context refers to the variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable. It is a core component of experimental research, allowing scientists to explore cause-and-effect relationships within psychological studies. By altering the independent variable, researchers can assess how changes influence outcomes, behaviors, or psychological conditions measured by the dependent variable.

Deutsch: Unabhängigkeit / Español: Independencia / Português: Independência / Français: Indépendance / Italiano: Indipendenza /

Independence is defined as a performance situation that is structured in such a way that the success of any one member is unrelated to the chance of other members’ succeeding. Independence also means expressing opinions, making judgments, or acting in ways that are consistent with one’s personal beliefs but inconsistent with the opinions, judgments, or actions of other group members or the group’s norms.

Independence training means encouraging children to become self-reliant by accomplishing goals without others’ assistance.

Deutsch: Unabhängig / Español: Independiente / Português: Independente / Français: Indépendant / Italiano: Indipendente /

Independent also Idiocentric refers to an individual who is dispositionally predisposed to put his or her own personal interests and motivations above the group 's interests and goals.