noise dose

a percentage indicating the amount of noise to which a person is exposed in his or her working environment relative to permissible levels of noise exposure. It is used to determine points at which the employer must apply engineering controls or administrative controls.

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Psychology term of the day

February 23rd 2025

internal frustration

in classical psychoanalytic theory, denial of gratification of instinctual impulses due to internal factors (e.g., the superego), as opposed to external factors.