Behavioral Science Terms

adverb in a way that is visible or obvious to others; externally

• The CEO appeared outwardly calm during the press conference.
• She may seem outwardly confident, but deep down she is nervous.
• He acts all cool and collected outwardly, but he's really just putting on a show.
• His outwardly tough demeanor hides a sensitive soul underneath.

noun the act of reacting, responding, or influencing something that has already occurred

• The retroaction from the previous decision was taken into consideration during the meeting.
• We need to think about the retroaction from our last project before moving forward.
• I'm curious to see the retroaction from that controversial tweet.
• The retroaction of her actions came back to haunt her in the end.

adjective describing or relating to the city of Achmim in Egypt

• The scientist studied the achmimic behavior of the bacteria in the lab.
• I heard that Sarah is researching achmimic patterns in birds for her thesis.
• I don't understand why people are so obsessed with achmimic stuff these days.
• Her achmimic personality made it hard for others to predict her actions.