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Negativity — may refer to: negative charge of electricity electronegativity, a chemical property pertaining to the ability to attract electrons Positivity/negativity ratio, in behavioral feedback Negativity effect, a psychological bias See also Negative… … Wikipedia
negativity — (n.) 1842, from NEGATIVE (Cf. negative) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
Negativity — Negativeness Neg a*tive*ness, Negativity Neg a*tiv i*ty, n. The quality or state of being negative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
negativity — neigiamumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. negativity vok. Negativität, f rus. отрицательность, f pranc. négativité, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
negativity — negative ► ADJECTIVE 1) characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features: a negative test result. 2) expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal. 3) pessimistic, undesirable, or unwelcome. 4) (of a… … English terms dictionary
Negativity bias — is the name for a psychological phenomenon by which humans pay more attention to and give more weight to negative rather than positive experiences or other kinds of information. This shows up in a number of domains, including: When given a piece… … Wikipedia
Negativity (philosophy) — Negativity is the name given in philosophy to the negative element determinative or definitive of things and all ideas of things, whereby a thing is this because it is not that, and is seen to be this because itis seen not to be that, an… … Wikipedia
Negativity effect — In psychology, the negativity effect is the tendency of people, when evaluating the causes of the behaviors of a person they dislike, to attribute their positive behaviors to the environment and their negative behaviors to the person s inherent… … Wikipedia
negativity — noun see negative I … New Collegiate Dictionary
negativity — See negatively. * * * … Universalium
negativity — noun a) The characteristic of having a negative charge. b) The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian. Syn: negativeness Ant: pos … Wiktionary
