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Rationalization
Rationalization may refer to: * Rationalization (economics), an attempt to change an ''ad hoc'' workflow into one based on published rules; also, jargon for a reduction in staff * Rationalisation (mathematics), the process of removing a square root or imaginary number from the denominator of a fraction * Rationalization (psychology), a psychological defense mechanism in which perceived controversial behaviors are logically justified also known as "making excuses" ** Post-purchase rationalization, a tendency to retroactively ascribe positive attributes to an option one has selected * Rationalization (sociology), the replacement of traditions, values, and emotions as motives for behavior in society with rational motives * Rationalization, appropriate placement of a factor such as was done with for Heaviside–Lorentz units See also * Rational (other) * Rationale (other) * Rationalism (other) * Rationality Rationality is the quality of being guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rationalization (psychology)
Rationalization is a defense mechanism (ego defense) in which apparent logical reasons are given to justify behavior that is motivated by unconscious instinctual impulses. It is an attempt to find reasons for behaviors, especially one's own. Rationalizations are used to defend against feelings of guilt, maintain self-respect, and protect oneself from criticism. Rationalization happens in two steps: # A decision, action, judgement is made for a given reason, or no (known) reason at all. # A rationalization is performed, constructing a seemingly good or logical reason, as an attempt to justify the act after the fact (for oneself or others). Rationalization encourages irrational or unacceptable behavior, motives, or feelings and often involves ad hoc hypothesizing. This process ranges from fully conscious (e.g. to present an external defense against ridicule from others) to mostly unconscious (e.g. to create a block against internal feelings of guilt or shame). People rational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rationalization (sociology)
In sociology, the term rationalization was coined by Max Weber, a German sociologist, jurist, and economist. Rationalization (or rationalisation) is the replacement of traditions, values, and emotions as motivators for behavior in society with concepts based on rationality and reason. The term rational is seen in the context of people, their expressions, and or their actions. This term can be applied to people who can perform speech or in general any action, in addition to the views of rationality within people it can be seen in the perspective of something such as a worldview or perspective (idea). For example, the implementation of bureaucracies in government is a kind of rationalization, as is the construction of high-efficiency living spaces in architecture and urban planning. A potential reason as to why rationalization of a culture may take place in the modern era is the process of globalization. Countries are becoming increasingly interlinked, and with the rise of technology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rationalization (economics)
In economics, rationalization is an attempt to change a pre-existing ad hoc workflow into one that is based on a set of published rules. There is a tendency, in modern times, to quantify experience, knowledge, and work. Means–end (goal-oriented) rationality is used to precisely calculate that which is necessary to attain a goal. Its effectiveness varies with the enthusiasm of the workers for the changes being made, the skill with which management applies the rules, and the degree to which the rules fit the job. Rationalization aims to increase efficiency by better using existing possibilities: The same effect can with fewer means, or with the same means to be obtained. In the industry, thereby, machines often designate the replacement of manpower (rationalization investment). It is reasonable and appropriate for operational conditions to increase under changing conditions; alongside the goal, productivity, and economy. Julien Freund defines rationalization as "the organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rational (other)
Rational may refer to: * Rational number, a number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers * Rational point of an algebraic variety, a point defined over the rational numbers * Rational function, a function that may be defined as the quotient of two polynomials * Rational fraction, an expression built from the integers and some variables by addition, subtraction, multiplication and division * Rational Software, a software company now owned by IBM * Tenberry Software, formerly Rational Systems, a defunct American software company * Rational AG, a German manufacturer of food processors * RationaL, stage name of Canadian hip-hop artist Matt Brotzel * The Rationals, a former American rock and roll band * Rational, a personality classification in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter *Priestly breastplate, called a 'rational' in older Biblical translations, from the Vulgate name for the breastplate: 'rationale' See also *Rationality Rationality is the quality of being guided by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rationale (other)
Rationale may refer to: * An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something ** Design rationale, an explicit documentation of the reasons behind design decisions * Rationale (vestment), a liturgical vestment worn by some Roman Catholic bishops * Rationale (musician) (born 1984), Zimbabwean-born British singer and songwriter ** ''Rationale'' (Rationale album), 2017 * ''Rationale'' (Glitterer album), 2024 See also *Rationality *Rational (other) Rational may refer to: * Rational number, a number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers * Rational point of an algebraic variety, a point defined over the rational numbers * Rational function, a function that may be defined as the quot ... * Rationalism (other) * Rationalization (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rationalism (other)
Rationalism is a philosophical position, theory, or view that reason is the source of knowledge. Rationalism may also refer to: * Rationalism (architecture), a term applied to a number of architectural movements * Rationalism (international relations), a political perspective on the international system * Rationalism (theology), philosophical Rationalism applied in theology * Critical rationalism, an epistemological philosophy advanced by Karl Raimund Popper * Economic rationalism, an Australian term in discussion of microeconomic policy * Pancritical rationalism, a theory by William Warren Bartley developed from panrationalism and critical rationalism See also *Rational (other) *Rationale (other) *Rationality * Rationalization (other) *Rationalist community *Rationalist Association The Rationalist Association was a charity in the United Kingdom which published '' New Humanist'' magazine between 1885 and 2025. Since 2025, the Rationalist Press h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rationalisation (mathematics)
In elementary algebra, root rationalisation (or rationalization) is a process by which radicals in the denominator of an algebraic fraction are eliminated. If the denominator is a monomial in some radical, say a^k, with , rationalisation consists of multiplying the numerator and the denominator by \sqrt , and replacing ^n by (this is allowed, as, by definition, a th root of is a number that has as its th power). If , one writes with ( Euclidean division), and ^k = x^q\sqrt ^r; then one proceeds as above by multiplying by \sqrt . If the denominator is linear In mathematics, the term ''linear'' is used in two distinct senses for two different properties: * linearity of a '' function'' (or '' mapping''); * linearity of a '' polynomial''. An example of a linear function is the function defined by f(x) ... in some square root, say a+b\sqrt, rationalisation consists of multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate a-b\sqrt, and expanding the product in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-purchase Rationalization
Choice-supportive bias or post-purchase rationalization is the tendency to retroactively ascribe positive attributes to an option one has selected and/or to demote the forgone options. It is part of cognitive science, and is a distinct cognitive bias that occurs once a decision is made. For example, if a person chooses option A instead of option B, they are likely to ignore or downplay the faults of option A while amplifying or ascribing new negative faults to option B. Conversely, they are also likely to notice and amplify the advantages of option A and not notice or de-emphasize those of option B. What is remembered about a decision can be as important as the decision itself, especially in determining how much regret or satisfaction one experiences. Research indicates that the process of making and remembering choices yields memories that tend to be distorted in predictable ways. In cognitive science, one predictable way that memories of choice options are distorted is that posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaviside–Lorentz Units
Heaviside–Lorentz units (or Lorentz–Heaviside units) constitute a system of units and quantities that extends the CGS with a particular set of equations that defines electromagnetic quantities, named for Oliver Heaviside and Hendrik Antoon Lorentz. They share with the CGS-Gaussian system that the electric constant and magnetic constant do not appear in the defining equations for electromagnetism, having been incorporated implicitly into the electromagnetic quantities. Heaviside–Lorentz units may be thought of as normalizing and , while at the same time revising Maxwell's equations to use the speed of light instead. The Heaviside–Lorentz unit system, like the International System of Quantities upon which the SI system is based, but unlike the CGS-Gaussian system, is ''rationalized'', with the result that there are no factors of appearing explicitly in Maxwell's equations.Kowalski, Ludwik, 1986,A Short History of the SI Units in Electricity " ''The Physics Teacher' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
