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perfectionism

n. the tendency to demand of others or of oneself an extremely high or even flawless level of performance, in excess of what is required by the situation. It is associated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health problems. —perfectionist adj., n.

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association-reaction time

association-reaction time

in a word-association test, the elapsed time between stimulus and response.