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activity theory

activity theory noun: a line of eclectic social science theories and research with its roots in a Soviet theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s, seeking to understand human activities as systemic and socially situated phenomena and to go beyond paradigms of reflexology and classical conditioning.

Noun

activity theory (uncountable)

  1. A line of eclectic social science theories and research with its roots in a Soviet theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s, seeking to understand human activities as systemic and socially situated phenomena and to go beyond paradigms of reflexology and classical conditioning.
  2. The theory that the human ageing process is delayed, and the quality of life enhanced, in people who stay active and maintain social interactions.

Questions about activity theory

What does activity theory mean?
Activity theory means a line of eclectic social science theories and research with its roots in a Soviet theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s, seeking to understand human activities as systemic and socially situated phenomena and to go beyond paradigms of reflexology and classical conditioning.
What part of speech is activity theory?
Activity theory is a noun.

Words near activity theory in the dictionary

  1. activity books
  2. activity coefficient
  3. activity group psychotherapy
  4. activity stream
  5. activity streams
  6. activity theory
  7. activity tracker
  8. activity trackers
  9. activity trap
  10. activity traps
  11. activization

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