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perceptual expansion

1. the development of the ability to recognize, interpret, and organize intellectual, emotional, and sensory data in a meaningful way.

2. the enriched understanding of experience that takes place in psychotherapy when greater insight is achieved through the therapeutic process and dynamic.

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February 28th 2025

coaction task

coaction task

any performance, competition, work assignment, or other goal-oriented activity that individuals execute in the presence of one or more other individuals who are performing a similar type of task. Examples include an aerobics exercise session and students taking a written test in a classroom. Compare audience task.