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ASIMILACION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- assimilation
1, record 1, English, assimilation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tendency to twist the details of an ambiguous stimulus in order to produce a more recognizable structure. 2, record 1, English, - assimilation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In attitude research, a distortion of judgment in which messages are believed to be more supportive than they actually are. 2, record 1, English, - assimilation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- assimilation
1, record 1, French, assimilation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance à déformer les détails d'un stimulus ambigu de façon à produire une structure plus facile à reconnaître. 2, record 1, French, - assimilation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les recherches de Sherif et Hovland sur les attitudes, distorsion du jugement dans laquelle l'individu croit que les messages appuient davantage sa position qu'ils ne le font en réalité. 2, record 1, French, - assimilation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología social
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asimilación
1, record 1, Spanish, asimilaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La importancia de las actitudes reside en el procesamiento de la información, es decir, en cómo procesamos la información que nos llega. [...] Es por un principio de asimilación. Cuando una persona tiene una actitud parecida a la nuestra tendemos a percibirla como mucho más parecida de lo que en realidad es. Al contrario, por contraste, si una persona tiene una actitud diferente a la nuestra, nosotros lo percibimos como mucho más diferente de lo que es en realidad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - asimilaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- assimilation
1, record 2, English, assimilation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- digestion 2, record 2, English, digestion
correct
- dissolution 2, record 2, English, dissolution
correct
- magmatic assimilation 1, record 2, English, magmatic%20assimilation
correct
- magmatic digestion 2, record 2, English, magmatic%20digestion
correct
- magmatic dissolution 2, record 2, English, magmatic%20dissolution
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The incorporation ... of rocks in magma. 3, record 2, English, - assimilation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These terms are also applicable to ore veins. 4, record 2, English, - assimilation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- assimilation
1, record 2, French, assimilation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- assimilation magmatique 2, record 2, French, assimilation%20magmatique
correct, feminine noun
- digestion 3, record 2, French, digestion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incorporation dans un magma de matériaux de la roche encaissante. 4, record 2, French, - assimilation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le liquide granitique chaud et léger a [...] tendance à s'injecter en diapir dans l'encaissant plus dense, en le repoussant [...] Les phénomènes de «digestion» semblent limités. 3, record 2, French, - assimilation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit de la fusion partielle ou totale des roches traversées par un magma, puis du mélange des deux liquides de composition différente. Le produit de ce phénomène est un magma hybride. 5, record 2, French, - assimilation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On parle d'assimilation également dans le cas des filons métallifères. 6, record 2, French, - assimilation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minas metálicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- asimilación
1, record 2, Spanish, asimilaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- asimilación magmática 1, record 2, Spanish, asimilaci%C3%B3n%20magm%C3%A1tica
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- assimilation 1, record 3, English, assimilation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Absorption and building-up of simple foodstuffs or products of digestion of foodstuffs, into complex constituents of the organism. 2, record 3, English, - assimilation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consequently, nutrient assimilation in the roots can be interfered with either from a low Ca2: Al3+ radio or from a complete loss of Ca2+. 3, record 3, English, - assimilation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- assimilation
1, record 3, French, assimilation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capacité pour un organisme vivant de faire la synthèse de sa propre substance à partir d'éléments variés. 1, record 3, French, - assimilation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- asimilación
1, record 3, Spanish, asimilaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aprovechamiento de las sustancias alimenticias que hacen los organismos para su conservación y desarrollo a través del sistema digestivo. 2, record 3, Spanish, - asimilaci%C3%B3n
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