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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Critical thinking
Critical thinking is the careful, purposeful evaluation of information, arguments and conclusions according to clear criteria.
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Curiosity
Curiosity is the motivation to learn, ask questions, and explore what is new, obscure, or significant.
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Cybernetics of behavior
Behavior cybernetics is about viewing behavior as a system regulated by goals, feedback, and performance corrections.
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Data collection
Data collection is the systematic collection of information needed to understand a situation, make a decision, or test a hypothesis.
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Decentration
Decentering is the ability to notice thoughts and emotions as experiences rather than as full descriptions of reality.
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Decision
A decision is the selection of action from available options based on information, values, goals, and constraints.
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Decision algorithm
A decision algorithm is an ordered set of steps that leads from a problem to a choice of action.
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Decision boundaries
Decision boundaries are predefined criteria, thresholds, or conditions that tell you when to make, change, or stop a decision.
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Decision fatigue
Decision fatigue is a decline in the quality of decisions or a feeling of overload after many choices, especially when…
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Decision funnel
A decision funnel is an orderly process of moving from many possible options to a single decision or short list…
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Decision horizon
The decision horizon is the range of time, consequences and data that we take into account when making decisions.
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Decision muscles
Decision muscles are a practical term for the ability to make choices, which is strengthened by regular, conscious decisions.
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Decision risk
Decision risk is the possibility that a choice will have consequences other than expected, especially in the presence of incomplete…
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Decision scenarios
Decision scenarios are possible futures used to prepare decisions, responses and contingency plans.
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Decision-making caution
Cautious decision-making is the conscious consideration of risk, data, and consequences before making an important choice.
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Deduction
Deduction is reasoning in which a logical conclusion regarding a specific case is derived from general premises.
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Deep learning
Deep learning is the process of building lasting understanding through active combination of knowledge, practice, feedback and application.
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Deep processing
Deep processing is learning through meaning, connections and understanding, not just superficial repetition.
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Deep work
Deep work is working in a state of full concentration on a cognitively demanding task, without frequent interruptions and distractions.
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Deep work
Deep work is a longer period of concentration without distractions, intended for tasks requiring high cognitive effort.
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Defense mechanism
A defense mechanism is an automatic way of the psyche to reduce anxiety, tension or internal conflict.
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Deferred gratification
Delayed gratification is the ability to give up an immediate reward for a larger or more important benefit in the…
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Defining the problem
Defining a problem means precisely describing the difference between the current state and the desired state.
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Delaying gratification
Delay of gratification is the ability to forego an immediate reward in favor of a more important or greater outcome…
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Deliberation
Deliberation is the conscious consideration of options, arguments, and consequences before making a decision.
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Dendrites
Dendrites are branching processes of neurons that receive signals from other nerve cells.
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Dependence
Dependence is a condition in which one person, response, need, or part of a system is significantly related to and…
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Dependency graph
A dependency graph is a way of representing the elements of a problem or project as nodes connected by influence,…
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Depressiveness
Depression is a persistent tendency to have low mood, low energy and a negative assessment of oneself or the future.
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Desensitization
Desensitization is the gradual reduction of an anxiety or emotional response through safe, controlled contact with a stimulus.
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