response style

a response set arising from dispositional factors that appear across contexts and over time rather than from situational factors. [first extensively discussed and studied by Samuel J. Messick (1931–1998), U.S. psychologist, and Douglas N. Jackson (1929–2004), U.S.-born Canadian psychologist]

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May 9th 2024

reciprocal

n. the number that when multiplied by another number gives a result of 1. The reciprocal of x is therefore 1/x and that of 1/x is x. So, for example, 1/4 is the reciprocal of 4.