threat to self-esteem model

the idea that help from another may be perceived as a threat to one’s self because it implies that one is incapable or inferior. In these circumstances, the recipient of help may respond negatively to it. [proposed in 1986 by psychologists Arie Nadler and Jeffrey D. Fisher]

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Psychology term of the day

September 8th 2024

reproducibility

n. the extent to which a study produces the same findings when it is conducted by a different independent researcher. A given research finding is thought to be stronger when it can be both repeated and reproduced. See repeatability; replication.