Educational Psychology Terminology

adjective having no specific goal or purpose

adverb in a manner lacking direction or purpose

• The aimless wandering of the lost hiker led to their rescue being delayed.
• I spent the whole day feeling aimless and not knowing what to do.
• I was just aimlessly scrolling through social media, not really paying attention to anything.
• His aimless pursuit of happiness left him feeling more lost than ever.

noun a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof

adjective relating to or based on an assumption

• The research study was based on the assumption that all participants were honest in their responses.
• Don't make assumptions about people you don't know well.
• I jumped to conclusions without knowing the full story.
• She built her entire argument on the shaky assumption that everyone agreed with her.

noun a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm to do something

• His disinclination to participate in team meetings was evident to everyone.
• She showed her disinclination to go out by staying in all weekend.
• I have a strong disinclination for doing chores on weekends.
• The artist's disinclination towards traditional painting techniques led to innovative new styles.

verb To make someone agitated, confused, or nervous.

adjective Feeling or showing agitation, confusion, or nervousness.

• She became flustered when asked to present the report in front of the board members.
• He always gets flustered whenever he has to speak in public.
• I was so flustered during the interview, I couldn't even remember my own name!
• The unexpected news left her feeling flustered, like a whirlwind of emotions swirling inside.

noun A concept or theory of 'wholeness' or 'unity' in psychology, often used to describe the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

• The concept of gestalt psychology emphasizes the importance of considering the whole rather than just the sum of its parts.
• I like how the gestalt of the room comes together with all the different decorations.
• The gestalt of the situation is pretty messed up, if you ask me.
• She has a unique way of looking at things, always seeing the gestalt of a situation rather than just the details.

noun the faculties by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the five traditional faculties of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

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• The five senses are sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
• I trust my senses when it comes to judging people.
• My spider senses are tingling, something doesn't feel right.
• She had a sixth sense that always guided her in making important decisions.

adjective lacking energy, enthusiasm, or courage

• The team's performance was spiritless and lacked energy.
• She felt spiritless after staying up all night studying.
• I can't believe you're so spiritless about going to the party.
• The abandoned house had a spiritless atmosphere, as if all life had left it.

adjective able to be considered or imagined; conceivable

• In a logical sense, the idea of aliens visiting Earth is not thinkable.
• I can't even imagine a world without smartphones, it's just not thinkable.
• Dropping out of school without a plan is just not thinkable, man.
• The thought of losing her was simply not thinkable, it felt like my whole world would collapse.

adjective causing or feeling unease or awkwardness

• She felt uncomfortable wearing such formal attire to the casual event.
• I always feel uncomfortable when I have to speak in front of a large crowd.
• That party was so awkward, I felt super uncomfortable the whole time.
• The tension in the room was so thick, you could cut it with a knife - it was uncomfortable to be around.

noun the state or quality of being unimportant or insignificant

• The committee discussed the unimportance of the minor details in the overall project.
• Who cares about the unimportance of that small issue?
• That's so irrelevant, it's unimportance is laughable.
• In the grand scheme of things, the unimportance of that decision was like a drop in the ocean.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

• Generative learning is a process where students actively construct their own understanding of a subject.
• Generative learning helps students learn by doing and creating.
• Generative learning is like DIY learning, where you build your own knowledge.
• In the garden of knowledge, generative learning is the seed that grows into understanding.

noun a blend of the words 'anticipation' and 'disappointment', used to describe a feeling of disappointment after anticipating something

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• The customer expressed their anticipointment with the delayed delivery of the product.
• I was full of anticipointment when my favorite band canceled their concert.
• I'm feeling anticipointment about not getting invited to the party.
• Her anticipointment was palpable as she waited for the exam results.