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incongruence

n.

1. lack of consistency or appropriateness, as in inappropriate affect or as when one’s subjective evaluation of a situation is at odds with reality.

2. as defined by Carl Rogers, a lack of alignment between the real self and the ideal self. See real–ideal self congruence.

3. in Rogerian client-centered therapy, a lack of genuineness, honesty, or open expression on the part of the therapist in his or her interactions with a client. —incongruent adj.

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January 30th 2025

temporal consistency

temporal consistency

the correlation between measurements obtained from the same test or instrument when administered to the same sample on two different occasions. Temporal consistency is an index of the retest reliability of an instrument. It assumes that there is no substantial change in the construct being measured between the two occasions. The longer the time gap, the greater the likelihood of a lower correlation. Also called temporal stability.