Glossary M

Glossary M

Mirror technique observing another person re-enact one's own behavior, like a character in a play or a movie which is designed to help persons see themselves more clearly. Mirror technique, moreover, is a process in which the auxiliary tries to copy the postures, expressions, and words of the protagonist so that the protagonist can view the perceptions of his/her behavior as held by another person.

Mirror-image is defined as perceptions reciprocal views of one another usually held by parties in conflict, as in each may view itself as moral and peace-loving and the other as evil and aggressive.

Deutsch: Spiegelbildwahrnehmungen / Español: Percepciones de imagen en espejo / Português: Percepções de imagem espelhada / Français: Perceptions en miroir / Italiano: Percezioni speculari /

Mirror-image perceptions refer to the reciprocal views of one another often held by parties in conflict; for example, each may view itself as moral and peace-loving and the other as evil and aggressive.

Mirroring is when the parent shows the child that he or she is happy with the child, the child"s grandiose Self is supported. The mother or father reflects or mirrors the child"s view of him

Misandry is defined as hatred of men.

Misanthrope refers to a person who hates or mistrusts humankind. Misanthrope is also spelled Misanthropist

Misapplied size constancy scaling refers to a principle that is proposed by Richard Gregory, that when mechanisms that help maintain size constancy in the three-dimensional world are applied to two-dimensional pictures, an illusion of size sometimes results.

Deutsch: Fehlattribution / Español: Atribución Errónea / Português: Atribuição Incorreta / Français: Mauvaise Attribution / Italiano: Errata Attribuzione

Misattribution in the psychology context refers to the incorrect attribution of the source, cause, or motivation behind one's own or others' feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. This cognitive bias can lead to misunderstandings or inaccurate judgments about why events occur or why individuals act in certain ways. Misattribution is a significant concept in social psychology, particularly in studies of memory, perception, and attribution theory, which explores how people explain the actions of themselves and others.