telepathy

n. the alleged direct communication of information from one mind to another, in the absence of any known means of transmission. It is a form of extrasensory perception. See also mind reading; thought transference. —telepath n. —telepathic adj.

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Psychology term of the day

November 17th 2024

mother figure

1. a person who occupies the mothering role in relation to a child: a mother surrogate.

2. in psychoanalytic theory, a person onto whom the patient transfers feelings and attitudes that he or she had toward the real mother or the primary caregiver. Also called mother substitute.