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'''Idiothetic''' literally means "self-proposition" (Greek derivation), and is used in navigation models (e.g., of a rat in a maze) to describe the use of self-motion cues,<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests|last=Whishaw|first=Ian Q.|last2=Kolb|first2=Bryan|date=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0195162854|location=Oxford|pages=401}}</ref> rather than [[allothetic]], or external, cues such as landmarks, to determine position and movement.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Perceiving in Depth, Volume 3: Other Mechanisms of Depth Perception|last=Howard|first=Ian P.|last2=Rogers|first2=Brian J.|date=2012-02-24|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780199764167|location=New York|pages=319}}</ref> The word is sometimes also spelled "ideothetic" (e.g., Chen et al, 1994 <ref>{{Cite journal|title = Head-direction cells in the rat posterior cortex. II. Contributions of visual and ideothetic information to the directional firing.|last = Chen|first = LL|date = 1994|journal = Exp Brain Res |volume=101 |issue=1 |pages=24–34|doi = 10.1007/bf00243213|pmid = 7843299}}</ref>). Idiothetic cues include [[Vestibular nerve|vestibular]], [[Optical flow|optic flow]] and [[proprioception]]. Idiothetic cues are important for the type of navigation known as [[path integration]]<ref name="Mittel73">Mittelstaedt, H. and Mittelstaedt, M.-L. (1973). "Mechanismen der orientierung ohne richtende aussenreize." [[Fortschritte der Zoologie|Fortschr. Zool.]] 21:46–58.</ref><ref>Mittelstaedt, M.-L. and Mittelstaedt, H. (1980). "Homing by path integration in a mammal." [[Naturwissenschaften]] 67:566–567.</ref> in which subjects navigate purely using such self-motion cues. This is achieved by an animal through the signals generated by angular and linear accelerations in the course of its exploration.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Vestibular System in Cognitive and Memory Processes in Mammals|last=Besnard|first=Stéphane|last2=Lopez|first2=Christophe|last3=Brandt|first3=Thomas|last4=Denise|first4=Pierre|last5=Smith|first5=Paul|date=2016|publisher=Frontiers Media SA|isbn=9782889197446|pages=69}}</ref> These information generate and update a vector towards the starting point and an accurate path for return.<ref name=":0" />
'''Idiothetic''' literally means "self-proposition" (Greek derivation), and is used in navigation models (e.g., of a rat in a maze) to describe the use of self-motion cues,<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests|last=Whishaw|first=Ian Q.|last2=Kolb|first2=Bryan|date=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0195162854|location=Oxford|pages=401}}</ref> rather than [[allothetic]], or external, cues such as landmarks, to determine position and movement.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Perceiving in Depth, Volume 3: Other Mechanisms of Depth Perception|last=Howard|first=Ian P.|last2=Rogers|first2=Brian J.|date=2012-02-24|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780199764167|location=New York|pages=319}}</ref> The word is sometimes also spelled "ideothetic" (e.g., Chen et al, 1994 <ref>{{Cite journal|title = Head-direction cells in the rat posterior cortex. II. Contributions of visual and ideothetic information to the directional firing.|last = Chen|first = LL|date = 1994|journal = Exp Brain Res |volume=101 |issue=1 |pages=24–34|doi = 10.1007/bf00243213|pmid = 7843299}}</ref>). Idiothetic cues include [[Vestibular nerve|vestibular]], [[Optical flow|optic flow]] and [[proprioception]]. Idiothetic cues are important for the type of navigation known as [[path integration]]<ref name="Mittel73">Mittelstaedt, H. and Mittelstaedt, M.-L. (1973). "Mechanismen der orientierung ohne richtende aussenreize." [[Fortschritte der Zoologie|Fortschr. Zool.]] 21:46–58.</ref><ref>Mittelstaedt, M.-L. and Mittelstaedt, H. (1980). "Homing by path integration in a mammal." [[Naturwissenschaften]] 67:566–567.</ref> in which subjects navigate purely using such self-motion cues. This is achieved by an animal through the signals generated by angular and linear accelerations in the course of its exploration.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Vestibular System in Cognitive and Memory Processes in Mammals|last=Besnard|first=Stéphane|last2=Lopez|first2=Christophe|last3=Brandt|first3=Thomas|last4=Denise|first4=Pierre|last5=Smith|first5=Paul|date=2016|publisher=Frontiers Media SA|isbn=9782889197446|pages=69}}</ref> These information generate and update a vector towards the starting point and an accurate path for return.<ref name=":0" />


The term ''idiothetic'' is also used in [[personality psychology]]. Idiothetic psychology of personality suggests that personality description follows [[idiographic]] principles, while personality development centres around [[nomothetic]] principles.<ref>Lamiell, J. T. (1981). Toward an idiothetic psychology of personality. American Psychologist, 36(3), 276–289. http://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.36.3.276</ref> Idiothetic-based psychological theories include James Lamiell's Critical Personalism model, [[George Kelly (psychologist)|George Kelly]]'s Role Repertory Test,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Personality and Individual Differences: Revisiting the Classic Studies|last=Corr|first=Philip|date=2018|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781526413604|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|pages=38}}</ref> and the narrative approaches that focus on the impact of life stories.
The term ''idiothetic'' is also used in [[robotics]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jefferies |first=Margaret E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A5JTp1m9AssC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&q=idiothetic&hl=en |title=Robotics and Cognitive Approaches to Spatial Mapping |last2=Yeap |first2=Wai-Kiang |date=2008-01-10 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-540-75386-5 |language=en}}</ref> and in [[personality psychology]]. Idiothetic psychology of personality suggests that personality description follows [[idiographic]] principles, while personality development centres around [[nomothetic]] principles.<ref>Lamiell, J. T. (1981). Toward an idiothetic psychology of personality. American Psychologist, 36(3), 276–289. http://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.36.3.276</ref> Idiothetic-based psychological theories include James Lamiell's Critical Personalism model, [[George Kelly (psychologist)|George Kelly]]'s Role Repertory Test,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Personality and Individual Differences: Revisiting the Classic Studies|last=Corr|first=Philip|date=2018|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781526413604|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|pages=38}}</ref> and the narrative approaches that focus on the impact of life stories.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:58, 16 June 2022

Idiothetic literally means "self-proposition" (Greek derivation), and is used in navigation models (e.g., of a rat in a maze) to describe the use of self-motion cues,[1] rather than allothetic, or external, cues such as landmarks, to determine position and movement.[2] The word is sometimes also spelled "ideothetic" (e.g., Chen et al, 1994 [3]). Idiothetic cues include vestibular, optic flow and proprioception. Idiothetic cues are important for the type of navigation known as path integration[4][5] in which subjects navigate purely using such self-motion cues. This is achieved by an animal through the signals generated by angular and linear accelerations in the course of its exploration.[6] These information generate and update a vector towards the starting point and an accurate path for return.[6]

The term idiothetic is also used in robotics[7] and in personality psychology. Idiothetic psychology of personality suggests that personality description follows idiographic principles, while personality development centres around nomothetic principles.[8] Idiothetic-based psychological theories include James Lamiell's Critical Personalism model, George Kelly's Role Repertory Test,[9] and the narrative approaches that focus on the impact of life stories.

See also

References

  1. ^ Whishaw, Ian Q.; Kolb, Bryan (2005). The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat: A Handbook with Tests. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 401. ISBN 0195162854.
  2. ^ Howard, Ian P.; Rogers, Brian J. (2012-02-24). Perceiving in Depth, Volume 3: Other Mechanisms of Depth Perception. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. p. 319. ISBN 9780199764167.
  3. ^ Chen, LL (1994). "Head-direction cells in the rat posterior cortex. II. Contributions of visual and ideothetic information to the directional firing". Exp Brain Res. 101 (1): 24–34. doi:10.1007/bf00243213. PMID 7843299.
  4. ^ Mittelstaedt, H. and Mittelstaedt, M.-L. (1973). "Mechanismen der orientierung ohne richtende aussenreize." Fortschr. Zool. 21:46–58.
  5. ^ Mittelstaedt, M.-L. and Mittelstaedt, H. (1980). "Homing by path integration in a mammal." Naturwissenschaften 67:566–567.
  6. ^ a b Besnard, Stéphane; Lopez, Christophe; Brandt, Thomas; Denise, Pierre; Smith, Paul (2016). The Vestibular System in Cognitive and Memory Processes in Mammals. Frontiers Media SA. p. 69. ISBN 9782889197446.
  7. ^ Jefferies, Margaret E.; Yeap, Wai-Kiang (2008-01-10). Robotics and Cognitive Approaches to Spatial Mapping. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-540-75386-5.
  8. ^ Lamiell, J. T. (1981). Toward an idiothetic psychology of personality. American Psychologist, 36(3), 276–289. http://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.36.3.276
  9. ^ Corr, Philip (2018). Personality and Individual Differences: Revisiting the Classic Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. p. 38. ISBN 9781526413604.
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