DISCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

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N., Pam M.S.
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Theory where a cause is given less weight if ther are other causes possible. Compare augmentation principle.

DISCOUNTING PRINCIPLE: "The discounting principle looks at all causes for an event."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. AUGMENTATION PRINCIPLE
  2. PRINCIPLE OF INERTIA
  3. EXCLUDED MIDDLE PRINCIPLE
  4. PRELOGICAL THINKING
  5. NIRVANA PRINCIPLE
  6. REALITY PRINCIPLE
  7. BAROGNOSIS
  8. SELECTIVE POTENTIATION
  9. DUAL-ASPECT PHYSICALISM
  10. SHAME CULTURE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DISCOUNTING PRINCIPLE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/discounting-principle/ (accessed September 23, 2021).
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