ego involvement

the extent to which a task or other target of judgment is perceived as psychologically significant or important to one’s self-esteem. It is presumed to be a determinant of attitude strength. Also called attitudinal involvement; personal involvement; self-relevance. See also centrality of an attitude; importance of an attitude.

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November 21st 2024

CAT

1. abbreviation for California Achievement Tests.

2. abbreviation for Children’s Apperception Test.

3. abbreviation for the British version of the Cognitive Abilities Test.

4. abbreviation for computer adaptive testing.

5. acronym for computerized axial tomography (see computed tomography).