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not me

in the self-system theory of Harry Stack Sullivan, the part of the personified self that is based on past interpersonal experiences evoking overwhelming anxiety, dread, and horror and that may lead to nightmares, emotional crises, and schizophrenic reactions. Compare bad me; good me.

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delta rule

delta rule

the principle that the change in strength of an association during learning is a function of the difference between the maximal strength possible and the current strength of the association. The delta rule is used in associationistic learning theory (see associative learning).