debriefing

n. the process of giving participants in a completed research project a fuller explanation of the study in which they participated than was possible before or during the research.

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Psychology term of the day

May 5th 2024

Mitwelt

n. in the thought of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), that aspect of Dasein (being-in-the-world) that is constituted by a person’s relationships and interactions with other people. It was introduced into psychology by Swiss existentialist psychologist Ludwig Binswanger (1881–1966). Compare Eigenwelt; Umwelt. [German, literally: “with world”]