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Input/output ratio refers to the ratio of how much employees believe they put into their jobs to how much they believe they get from their jobs.
Deutsch: Untersuchung / English: Inquiry / Español: Indagación / Português: Inquérito / Français: Enquête / Italiano: Inchiesta
Inquiry in the psychology context refers to the process of exploring, investigating, or questioning psychological phenomena, behaviors, or experiences. This can involve a range of activities from formal research studies aimed at understanding human thought and behavior to therapeutic techniques used by psychologists to explore an individual's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Inquiry is fundamental to the field of psychology as it drives the understanding, development, and application of psychological theories and practices.
Insanity a legal term that refers to a mental inability to manage one's affairs or to be aware of the consequences of one's actions ; a legal term denoting a state of mental incapacitation during the time a crime was committed
Insanity plea refers to the assertion of someone accused of a crime that he or she was not "sane" or rational at the time of the alleged crime. If this plea is successful, an individual is regarded as not responsible for his or her actions and is held for treatment rather than punishment.
Insecure attachment refers to a pattern seen in the strange situation; the baby does not use its mother as a safe haven and secure base from which to explore a novel situation.