Specialist dictionary

Behavioural economics

Psychological influences on economic decisions and behaviour.

Core vocabulary

85 featured terms

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Architecturenoun

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"

Aversionnoun

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"

Avertingnoun

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"

Behavioraladjective

of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"

Behaviouraladjective

of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"

Biasverb

cause to be biased

Boundedadjective

having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"

Chancenoun

the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"

Choicenoun

the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

Computer architecturenoun

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"

Delimitedadjective

having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"

Economic sciencenoun

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

Economicsnoun

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

Heuristicnoun

a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem

Heuristic programnoun

a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem

Heuristic rulenoun

a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem

Lossnoun

the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

Nudgeverb

to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

Optionnoun

the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

Picknoun

the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

Poke atverb

to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

Political economynoun

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

Predetermineverb

cause to be biased

Prodverb

to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

Prospectnoun

the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"

Rationalitynoun

the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing thei…

Reasonnoun

the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing thei…

Reasonablenessnoun

the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing thei…

Selectionnoun

the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

Theorynoun

a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"

Angleverb

present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

Ballotnoun

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they al…

Ballotingnoun

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they al…

Castingnoun

the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

CISCnoun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

Colorationnoun

choice and use of colors (as by an artist)

Complex instruction set computernoun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

Complex instruction set computingnoun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

Conclusionnoun

the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

Constitutional economicsnoun

A branch of economics which focuses on the conditions that exist in and choices constrained by the legal framework of a political constitution.;…

Decisionnoun

the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

Determinationnoun

the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

Econometricsnoun

the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data

Egoismnoun

(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare is the basis of morality

Elbowverb

shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

Electionnoun

the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"

Excerptionnoun

The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.; "But the phenomenon of excerption can help us create a possible scenario for how the com…

Financenoun

the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets

Hodgepodgenoun

a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Jogverb

give a slight push to

Jumblenoun

a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Macroeconomicsnoun

the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy

Managerial economicsnoun

application of the economic concepts and economic analysis to the problems of formulating rational managerial decisions.; "In managerial economi…

Microeconomicsnoun

the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms

Modified Harvard architecturenoun

A variation of the Harvard computer architecture that allows the contents of the instruction memory to be accessed as if it were data.; "Most mo…

Normative economicsnoun

a part of economics that expresses value or normative judgments about economic fairness or what the outcome of the economy or goals of public po…

Patchworknoun

a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Positive economicsnoun

the branch of economics that concerns the description and explanation of economic phenomena.; "There is a large part of the economics of educati…

Reduced instruction set computernoun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

Reduced instruction set computingnoun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

RISCnoun

(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

Samplingnoun

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

Slantverb

present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

Supply-side economicsnoun

the school of economic theory that stresses the costs of production as a means of stimulating the economy; advocates policies that raise capital…

Volitionnoun

the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"

Votenoun

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they al…

Votingnoun

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they al…

Weightverb

present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

Willingnoun

the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"

X64noun

the 64-bit version of the x86 architecture

X86noun

a computer architecture based on the Intel 8086 chip

Appointmentnoun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

Assignmentnoun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

Callnoun

(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"

Designationnoun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

Intentionnoun

an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"

Movenoun

the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

Namingnoun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

Proportional samplingnoun

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

Random samplingnoun

the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected

Representative samplingnoun

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

Resolutionnoun

a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

Sortitionnoun

making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn

Stratified samplingnoun

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

Vetonoun

a vote that blocks a decision