Encyclopedia Development
Your personal tool for organizing concepts and mechanisms from development and psychology. We skip academic formulas in favor of clear definitions, cognitive biases, and self-reflection questions that help you name your states precisely.
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Pattern analysis
Pattern analysis is the identification of repeating relationships in data, behavior or events.
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Persistence
Perseverance is the ability to continue action despite difficulties, delayed reward, fatigue or a temporary loss of motivation.
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Prize
A reward is a stimulus or outcome that increases the likelihood of repeating a behavior.
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Procrastination
Procrastination is the voluntary delay of an important action despite expected negative consequences.
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Progress monitoring
Monitoring progress means observing and recording changes regularly to distinguish facts from impressions.
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Psychological gain
Psychological gain is the non-obvious benefit, relief, or protection that a particular pattern provides despite its costs.
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