media richness

the relative intensity and complexity of a communication channel. Face-to-face communication is a good example of a rich medium, as it involves a complex interaction of verbal and nonverbal cues; by contrast, communication exclusively via written messages is a lean medium. [proposed in 1984 by U.S. organizational and management theorists Richard L. Daft and Robert H. Lengel]

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Psychology term of the day

January 13th 2025

reconstructive psychotherapy

psychotherapy directed toward basic and extensive modification of an individual’s character structure by enhancing his or her insight into personality development, unconscious conflicts, and adaptive responses. Examples are Freudian psychoanalysis, Adlerian individual psychology, Jungian analytic psychology, and the approaches of Karen D. Horney and Harry Stack Sullivan.