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Relationship-enhancing style of attribution refers to the tendency of happy couples to attribute their partner’s good acts to internal factors and bad acts to external factors.

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Relationship-oriented leader refers to a leader who is concerned primarily with the feelings of and relationships between the workers.

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Relative deprivation refers to the perception that you (or your group) have less than you deserve, less than you have been led to expect, or less than people similar to you have

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Deutsch: Relativismus / Español: Relativismo / Português: Relativismo / Français: Relativisme / Italiano: Relativismo

Relativism in psychology refers to the perspective that knowledge, truth, and moral values are not absolute but are relative to cultural, historical, and personal contexts. This concept challenges the notion of universal truths, emphasizing instead the diversity of human experiences and interpretations. It plays a significant role in understanding human behavior and cognition across different societies.

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Deutsch: Entspannung / Español: Relajación / Português: Relaxamento / Français: Relaxation / Italiano: Rilassamento

Relaxation is a state of lowered anxiety, stress, and physiological arousal. Relaxation may be induced in a number of ways, and it appears to be effective in the treatment of a number of health concerns.

Relaxation in the psychology context refers to the process of reducing tension and stress, both physically and mentally, to achieve a state of increased calmness and tranquility. This psychological and physiological state is crucial for maintaining overall well-being and health.

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relaxation response refer to active components of meditation methods , including repetitive thoughts of a sound to reduce distracting thoughts and closing the mind to other intruding thoughts, that decrease the flow of stress hormones and neurotransmitters and cause a feeling of calm.

Relaxation training refers to a behavioral technique used in the treatment of anxiety disorders that involves progressive and systematic patterns of muscle tensing and relaxing.

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Deutsch: Wiedererlernen / Español: reaprendizaje / Português: reaprendizagem / Français: réapprentissage / Italiano: riapprendimento

Relearning in the psychology context refers to the process of reacquiring knowledge or skills that were previously learned but have been forgotten. It involves reviewing, practicing, or re-exposing oneself to material or tasks that were once mastered, and it often takes less time than learning the material for the first time. Relearning is an important concept in both memory studies and educational psychology, as it highlights the efficiency of recovering previously stored information.

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