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Incongruent person refers to Rogers's term for the person whose organismic valuing process is replaced by Conditions of worth as a guide for living.

Incontinence means the lack of ability to control the release of urine or faeces from the body.

Incremental exercise test refers to an exercise test involving a progressive increase in work rate over time. Often graded exercise tests are used to determine the subject's VO2 max o

Incremental theorists refer to those who believe that Traits are subject to change and improvement.

Incremental validity refers to the extent to which a scale score provides information about a person's behavior, Personality features, or psychopathology features that is not provided

Incremental view of ability refers to the belief that one"s ability can be improved through increased effort and practice.

Deutsch: Inkubation / Español: Incubación / Português: Incubação / Français: Incubation / Italiano: Incubazione

Incubation in the psychology context refers to a stage in the creative problem-solving process where an individual temporarily steps away from consciously working on a problem or task, allowing the subconscious mind to continue processing information. This period of rest or distraction can lead to sudden insights or breakthroughs when the individual returns to the problem, often referred to as the "aha" or "eureka" moment.

Incubation during problem solving is a time when a person turns to other matters after failing to solve the problem. The problem is said to incubate, much as eggs do while a hen sits on them, and can be solved more quickly later. It means putting the problem aside for a while without consciously thinking about it

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Glossary I

Glossary I

Incongruent person

Incontinence

Incremental exercise test

Incremental theorists

Incremental validity

Incremental view of ability

Incubation

Incubation during problem solving

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