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People may perceive the individual's eccentric behavior as the outward expression of their unique intelligence or creative impulse. [2] In this vein, the eccentric's habits are incomprehensible not because they are illogical or the result of madness, but because they stem from a mind so original that it cannot be conformed to societal norms .
Eccentricity is contrasted with normal behavior, the nearly universal means by which individuals in society solve given problems and pursue certain priorities in everyday life. People who consistently display benignly eccentric behavior are labeled as "eccentrics".
Belief congruence was first proposed by Milton Rokeach in 1960, 'belief is more important than ethnic or racial membership as a determinant of social discrimination' [2] – that prejudice arises from how people react to differences, or lack of congruence in belief systems, not just based on inter-group memberships.
Eccentric, concentric, and isometric phases are all distinct parts of most exercises you do in your workouts. Here's what they mean and how to use them. Eccentric, concentric, and isometric phases ...
Likewise, placing a person at the midpoint of the communal dimension implies the person conveys neither warmth nor hostility (and pulls neither warmth nor hostility from others). The interpersonal circumplex can be divided into broad segments (such as fourths) or narrow segments (such as sixteenths), but currently most interpersonal circumplex ...
Mood congruence is the consistency between a person's emotional state with the broader situations and circumstances being experienced by the persons at that time. By contrast, mood incongruence occurs when the individual's reactions or emotional state appear to be in conflict with the situation.
The term "idiosyncrasy" originates from Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία idiosynkrasía, "a peculiar temperament, habit of body" [3] (from ἴδιος idios, "one's own", σύν syn, "with" and κρᾶσις krasis, "blend of the four humors" (temperament) or literally "particular mingling".
Eccentric (mechanism), a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel; Horizontal eccentricity, in vision, degrees of visual angle from the center of the eye; Eccentric contraction, the lengthening of muscle fibers; Eccentric position of a surveying tripod, to be able to measure hidden points