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Need-directed perception is perception whose purpose is to locate things in the environment that will satisfy a need. Need-directed perception is also called Deficiency perception or D-perception.
In psychology, negation refers to a mental process in which an individual denies or rejects a thought, feeling, or perception. This process can occur consciously or unconsciously and is often used as a defense mechanism to protect the individual from uncomfortable or distressing thoughts or emotions. Negation can manifest in a variety of ways, including denial, repression, suppression, and avoidance..
Negation (inversion) is a form of Piagetian reversibility such that any operation can always be negated, or inverted.
Negative affectivity refers to a persistent negative mood evidenced by nervousness, sadness, anger, and guilt.
Negative after-potential refers to a drop in electrical charge below the resting potential.
Negative afterimage is opposite in brightness and complementary in color to the visual stimulus. Contrast with Positive afterimage