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telecommuting

n. working from home using a computer, telephone, or other technology to communicate with people at the central workplace or at other locations. It is the most common alternative work schedule used in public organizations, often offered as a means to recruit and retain employees, boost productivity, and trim facility costs. Also called teleworking. —telecommute vb. —telecommuter n.

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October 5th 2024

identity theory

identity theory

the theory that mental states are identical with brain states. In token identity theory, identical mental and brain states occur within the individual. Type identity theory extends this to theorize that when two or more people share a mental state (e.g., the belief that ice is cold) they also have the same brain state. Also called central state theory; identity theory of the mind. See also eliminativism; epiphenomenalism; materialism; mind–body problem; physicalism; reductionism.