Sentences with phrase «psychologists call»

These are what psychologists call the «external locus of control» and the «internal locus of control.»

Very little research has examined what psychologists call «adolescent sibling bereavement».

On their surface, all the items seem relevant to what evolutionary psychologists call «short - term mating psychology» or «unrestricted sociosexuality.»

Psychologists call this phenomenon an «extinction burst.»

Psychologists call this kind of behavior separation anxiety, and it's usually a normal part of your child's developmental process — one that they outgrow.

Psychologists call this experience being «in the flow,» which is an intense feeling of concentration and being fully immersed in an activity.1 Most of the research on flow looks at how it impacts positive performance in activities like work or sports (think: being in the zone); however, a recent study finds that the «flow» experience is beneficial for intimate relationships as well.

That's because we have what psychologists call behavioral scripts, or a sequence of events that we typically expect to occur in social situations.

Psychologists call this the «halo effect.»

His lying is clearly being driven by a desire to avoid negative consequences, which psychologists call avoidance motivation.

Psychologists call this experience being «in the flow,» which is an intense feeling of concentration and being fully immersed in an activity.

As a result, people can take their time and craft responses carefully, which allows them to better control their self - presentation (which psychologists call «impression management»).

This tactic, which he calls «the naked man,» plays on what social psychologists call the power of the situation — mere opportunity.

Evolutionary psychologists call this the «paternal certainty problem» — men who have been cuckolded and are unknowingly raising a child that's not their own have failed, from an evolutionary perspective, at passing on their genes.

Being attracted to someone other than your partner, or even being more inclined to notice attractive others is what psychologists call attention to alternatives.4 Research shows that those with greater relationship satisfaction and commitment pay less attention to alternative partners.

Part of that is a result of a phenomenon that psychologists call «emotional contagion.»

Instead, it «reflects what psychologists call a «shared coordinative structure» which includes how we harmonize our gaze, body sway, and the little mannerisms and idiosyncrasies of how we speak.

For instance, let's consider what psychologists call «externalizing behavior problems» — disruptive, aggressive, defiant, or anti-social conduct.

Instead, it «reflects what psychologists call a «shared coordinative structure,» which includes how we harmonize our gaze and body sway and the little mannerisms and idiosyncrasies of how we speak.

Recent research suggests that seemingly idle chitchat before the interview really gets started — what psychologists call «rapport building» — can make a big impact on the interviewer's impression of you.

Behavioral economists and cognitive psychologists call this loss aversion.

Behavioral economists and cognitive psychologists call this status quo bias.

Psychologists call this phenomenon the online disinhibition effect, and hypothesize that it explains the reason for online flaming.

However, for many people the answer has to do with what psychologists call framing.

Psychologists call this the «Abyss of Human Illusion» — a method which accepts the quantitative with healthy and eyes wide open suspicion.

We need to start talking about the dangers of not leaving kids alone, as it inhibits the development of what psychologists call «self - efficacy» — a person's confidence in their ability to handle situations as they arise.

It's what psychologists call «learned helplessness,» a coping mechanism.

All of us are vulnerable to what psychologists call denial: If something is uncomfortable, it's easier to push it away, to not engage.

But there is what psychologists call the peril of «single - action bias,» by which someone cutting down on fats to live a healthy life or screwing in an efficient light bulb to solve global warming develops a sense that the effort is done.

Instead, what we are seeing is what psychologists call «motivated reasoning» — people hear about something they abhor and they find reasons to justify their dissent.

Humans suffer from what psychologists call «bounded rationality.»

My symptoms were testament to the power of what psychologists call variable intermittent reinforcement.

Mitchell was the kind of subject that Oliver Sacks might love, blessed and cursed with a vividly precise multisensory memory that psychologists call eidetic.

My chat with Monique provided a classic example of what psychologists call framing.

We all have what psychologists call «cognitive biases,» or mental blind spots that interfere with good decisions.

One of the most difficult behavioural hurdles for investors is what psychologists call action bias.

As a recent Wall Street Journal piece on New Year's resolutions pointed out, «people who prepare plans on how to reach their goals, which psychologists call «implementation intentions,» are more effective at reaching goals, by spelling out in their minds what they will do if an obstacle arises.»

The story of Big Brown is a good example of a common mistake in decision making: psychologists call it using the «inside» instead of the «outside» view.

I'm lucky that I'm what psychologists call a low self - monitor: I don't care too much about social feedback and tend to shop only to please myself.

If you push too hard too fast, you may end up with something financial psychologists call «debt burnout».

Carnevale: If I had to pick one skill set that is most neglected, it would be what psychologists call «positive...

Psychologists call them personality traits.

What's more, projects allow students to see that they can make a difference — what psychologists call self - efficacy.

Economists refer to these as non-cognitive skills, psychologists call them personality traits, and the rest of us sometimes think of them as character.

Whatever formal learning takes place in school, schooling itself will provide a child with what psychologists call «secondary gain.»

Steele describes the «conditions of life tied to identity» that change as times change, but nevertheless consist of what social psychologists call contingencies that go with identity.

State tests are aligned to standards that specify the knowledge and capabilities students are expected to acquire — the very things cognitive psychologists call crystallized knowledge.

The authors concluded that the subjects with jewelry displayed what psychologists call self - efficacy or self - confidence in action.

So how does carefully considered behaviour — what psychologists call «goal directed actions» — become habit, something we do without thinking?

The prickly, stressed - out state we're often in before an angry stimulus hits — what psychologists call «pre-anger» — is important to manage to avoid full - on rage.

Social psychologists call it charisma, that perfect storm of social intelligence, emotional expressiveness, quick humor and «celebrity» appeal that makes people like JFK — and other natural leaders — so captivating and influential.