sensory awareness training

1. the methods used in sensate focus and similar therapies to help an individual become more aware of his or her own feelings and sensations and learn new ways of experiencing them.

2. in sport, training an athlete to become aware of the kinesthetic sensations experienced while performing and of the sensations related to arousal level.

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February 28th 2025

common metric

a unit or scale of measurement that is applied to data from different sources. In a meta-analysis, for instance, the results from multiple studies may need to be placed on a common metric so that they may be meaningfully compared.