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nidge(1) (iou)



nidge verb1 trans. & intrans. rare. E19.
[Origin unkn.]
Shake (the head).

balance theory (medicine)


balance theory


In social psychology, a theory which assumes that steady and unsteady states can be specified for cognitive units, such as an individual and his or her attitudes or acts, and that such units tend to seek steady states (balance); e.g., balance exists when both parts of a unit are evaluated the same, but disequilibrium arises when both parts are not evaluated the same, which causes either cognitive reevaluation of the parts or their segregation.

See: cognitive dissonance theory, consistency principle.