inflicted insight
inflicted insight noun: unsolicited revelation of aspects of one’s character, usually as a result of a deceitful experiment that has psychological dimensions, and especially where this results in emotional trauma and prolonged anxiety.
Noun
inflicted insight (usually uncountable, plural inflicted insights)
- Unsolicited revelation of aspects of one’s character, usually as a result of a deceitful experiment that has psychological dimensions, and especially where this results in emotional trauma and prolonged anxiety.
- Inflicted insight, as opposed to deceptive debriefing, is even defended by one writer as being in the subject’s best interests.1971, The American Psychologist (American Psychological Association) XXVI, page unknown
Forms of inflicted insight
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Origin of inflicted insight
First attested in 1971.
Questions about inflicted insight
- What does inflicted insight mean?
- Inflicted insight means unsolicited revelation of aspects of one’s character, usually as a result of a deceitful experiment that has psychological dimensions, and especially where this results in emotional trauma and prolonged anxiety.
- What part of speech is inflicted insight?
- Inflicted insight is a noun.
- What is the plural of inflicted insight?
- The plural of inflicted insight is inflicted insights.
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