Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In education, combining smaller school districts into larger districts in order to provide better school facilities and increase educational opportunities. A stage in mending a broken bone in which the callus formed at the break changes into bone. A condition in which part of the lung becomes solid, e.g. in pneumonia. The formal union of…

In law, the inducement, usually an amount of money.  

In group dynamics, leadership behavior that reflects friendship, mutual trust, respect, and warmth in the relationship between the leader and the followers.  

In education, the movement to influence educational programs by conservation groups.  

In psychology, the understanding that certain attributes, e.g., substance and number, remain unchanged despite various transformations. A cognitive principle, first described by Piaget, indicating that a certain quantity remains constant despite the transformation of shape. Children develop conservation ability for number, length, liquid amount, solid amount, space, weight, and volume.  

The results or effects of a decision. The result of an action. The emotional and behavioral outcomes in Ellis’s ABC model.  

In law, a court-approved agreement that has the force of law.  

In law, the agreement or rejection by someone considered legally competent to agree or reject participation in an act informed consent. A legal term referring to the patient’s right to make his own treatment decisions, based upon knowledge of the relevant alternatives and the benefits and risks of each. An “informed consent” is the consent…

The greater the consensus in other people’s response to a stimulus, the greater the attribution of causality to that stimulus.  

Sexual activity in which the persons involved voluntarily participate.