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AGENT

By N., Sam M.S.

1. an individual or organization which functions or has the ability to function. 2. an individual that functions on the part of someone else or of an organization. 3. with regard to psychotherapy, a counselor who aids a patient in attaining clarity and awareness in regards to their self. 4. with regard to group psychotherapy, the counselor or just about any patient that assists another patient. 5. the manner in which something is elicited. 6. with regard to social psychology, the person which starts a dual occurrence or some form of social interplay. 7. with regard to language, the being which executes the primary behaviors in a term or phrase. It is generally an animate noun and typically, however not every time, the well-formed topic of the term or phrase. 8. with regard to parapsychology, someone that elicits a supposed happening of telekinesis or perhaps thought transference. 9. with regard to philosophy, a being which boasts simultaneously the capacity to initiate a n occurrence as well as the ability to abstain from initiating an occurrence. 10. a software system which helps to make the use of distributed cognition concerning problem handling. This kind of system is structured for use in these kinds of situations as dispensed detecting, telecommunications, and Internet-rooted jobs. They're also structured for specific circumstances and are meant to operate partially in an autonomous manner, to be versatile, and to be ready to work with others concerning thinking tasks.

Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "AGENT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/agent/ (accessed May 2, 2026).
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