Glossary / Lexicon

Deutsch: Element / Español: Elemento / Português: Elemento / Français: Élément / Italiano: Elemento /

Element is defined as a single chemical substance composed of only one type of atom, examples are calcium or potassium. It is also defined as the unit of which a population is comprised and which is selected in a sample. Distinguished from units of analysis, which are used in data analysis. Summarized: An Element is defined as a material that cannot be broken down into other materials.

Description

Element in psychology refers to a fundamental aspect or component of a person's behavior, emotions, or personality. It can also be used to describe a basic building block of a larger psychological construct or theory. Elements play a crucial role in understanding human behavior and mental processes, as they provide insight into the underlying factors that influence thoughts, feelings, and actions. Psychologists often break down complex psychological phenomena into their elemental components to facilitate analysis and research.

Application Areas

• Cognitive psychology
• Personality assessment
• Behavioral therapy
• Social psychology
• Developmental psychology

Treatment and Risks

• Therapeutic interventions targeting specific elements of behavior or cognition
• Risks include oversimplification of complex psychological processes
• Failure to consider interactions between different elements

Examples

• Memory as an element of cognitive functioning
• Self-esteem as an element of personality
• Attention as an element of perception
• Social support as an element of emotional well-being

Similar Concepts and Synonyms

• Factor
• Component
• Aspect
• Building block
• Unit

Weblinks

• information-lexikon.de: 'Element' in the information-lexikon.de (German)
• quality-database.eu: 'Element' in the glossary of the quality-database.eu
• environment-database.eu: 'Element' in the glossary of the environment-database.eu
• umweltdatenbank.de: 'Element' im Lexikon der umweltdatenbank.de (German)
• kriminal-lexikon.de: 'Element' in the kriminal-lexikon.de (German)

Articles with 'Element' in the title

• Elements: In the psychology context, "elements" typically refers to the basic building blocks of human experience, thought, and behavior. Elements can refer to a variety of different constructs and concepts, depending on the particular field of psych . . .
• Identical elements theory of transfer: Identical elements theory of transfer: Identical elements theory of transfer refers to Thorndike's contention that the extent to which learning transfers from one situation to another is determined by the similarity between the two (2) situ . . .
• Job Elements Inventory: Job Elements Inventory is defined as a structured job analysis technique developed by Cornelius and Hakel that is similar to the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) but easier to read
• Trace elements: Trace elements refer to dietary minerals including iron, zinc, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, cobalt, arsenic, nickel, fluoride, and vanadium
• Elementary cognitive tasks (ECTs): Elementary cognitive tasks: Elementary cognitive tasks (ECTs) : Elementary cognitive tasks (ECTs) refer to simple laboratory tests designed to measure participants' response times as they make presumably simple decisions - the low-level, . . .
• Elementism: Elementism is defined as the belief that complex processes can be understood by studying the elements of which they consist. It is the belief that complex mental or behavioral processes are composed of or derived from simple elements and . . .

Summary

Element in psychology refers to a fundamental aspect or component of behavior, emotions, or personality. It serves as a foundational building block for understanding complex psychological phenomena. By breaking down psychological constructs into their elemental components, psychologists gain insight into the underlying factors that influence human behavior and mental processes.

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