Glossary A

Glossary A

Deutsch: Aktivität

The term "activity" can refer to a wide range of behaviors or actions that an individual engages in. This can include things like physical activities, such as sports or exercise, as well as cognitive activities, such as reading, writing, or problem-solving. Activities can also include social activities, such as interacting with others or participating in group events, as well as creative activities, such as art, music, or dance.

Activity anorexia refers to an abnormally high level of activity and low level of food intake generated by exposure to a restricted schedule of feeding.

Activity theory refers to the idea that it is normal and healthy for older adults to try to remain as active as possible for as long as possible.

Deutsch: Aktivitäts-/Passivitätsproblem / Español: Problema de Actividad/ Pasividad / Português: Questão de Atividade/Passividade / Français: Problème d'activité/passivité / Italiano: Problema di attività/passività /

Activity/passivity issue is the debate among developmental theorists about whether children are active contributors to their own development or, rather, passive recipients of environmental influence. Activity/passivity issue is also known as Activity/passivity theme.

Activity/passivity theme refers to a debate among developmental theorists about whether children are active contributors to their own development or, rather, passive recipients of environmental influence. Activity/passivity theme is also called Activity/passivity issue

actor-observer difference refers to a pattern of differences in attributions in which actors tend to make external attributions for their own behavior, whereas observers tend to make internal attributions for the same actions

Actor-observer difference/bias/effect refers to the tendency to see other people’s behaviour as dispositionally caused, while focusing more on the role of situational factors when explaining one’s own behaviour.

Actor-observer effect refers to the tendency for individuals to attribute their own Behavior to situational factors, whereas observers attribute the same Behavior to dispositional or perso