Glossary T

Glossary T

Deutsch: Mäßigung / Español: Templanza / Português: Temperança / Français: Tempérance / Italiano: Temperanza

Temperance in psychology refers to the ability to exercise self-control, restraint, and moderation, particularly in the face of impulses, desires, or emotions. It involves the capacity to regulate one’s behaviour and make thoughtful decisions that align with long-term goals and values, rather than acting on immediate gratification or emotional impulses. Temperance is considered a key virtue in various psychological theories, particularly in the fields of positive psychology and moral development.

The term "temperature" is usually not used to refer to physical temperature, but it can be used in some contexts to refer to the emotional state of an individual, or the emotional tone of an environment.

Deutsch: Vorlage / Español: Plantilla / Português: Modelo / Français: Modèle / Italian: Modello

Template in psychology refers to a pre-existing mental framework or pattern that individuals use to organize and interpret information and experiences. These templates, also known as mental schemas or cognitive schemas, help in understanding the world and making predictions about future events based on past experiences. With other words a template is a stored pattern or model to which incoming information is matched in order to be recognized and classified.

Temple prostitutes refer to women in ancient cultures who would have sex with worshippers at pagan temples to provide money for the temple or as a form of worshipping the gods.

Temporal coding refers to the connection between the frequency of a sound stimulus and the timing of the auditory nerve fiber firing.

Temporal conditioning refers to a form of classical conditioning in which the CS is the passage of time.

Temporal contiguity refers to the extent to which events occur close together in time.

Temporal lobe epilepsy refers to a form of seizure originating from the temporal lobe; emotional symptoms often present such as changes in mood. Temporal lobe epilepsy is also known as Psychomotor epilepsy.