Realism

Note: this term often used synonymously with fidelity but not all agree these are the same Etym. realism (n.) 1794,…

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Psychological Safety

Etym. psychology (n.) 1650s, “study of the soul,” from Modern Latin psychologia, probably coined mid-16c. in Germany by Melanchthon from…

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Psychological Fidelity

Etym. psychology (n.) 1650s, “study of the soul,” from Modern Latin psychologia, probably coined mid-16c. in Germany by Melanchthon from…

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Prop

Etym. prop (n.) “object used in a play,” 1898, from props (1841), shortened form of properties (which was in theatrical…

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Process-Oriented Simulation

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a…

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Procedural Simulation

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a…

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Prepackaged / Preprogrammed Scenario

Etym. scenario (n.) 1868, “sketch of the plot of a play,” from Italian scenario, from Late Latin scenarius “of stage…

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Prebrief (Prebriefing)

Etym. brief “fact or situation of giving preliminary instructions,” 1910 (but popularized by World War II pre-flight conferences). Definition An…

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Portable Simulator

Etym. portable (adj.) Early 15c., from French portable “that can be carried,” from Late Latin portabilis “that can be carried,”…

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Physiologic Modeling

Etym. physiology (n.) 1560s, “study and description of natural objects,” from Middle French physiologie or directly from Latin physiologia “natural…

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