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type theory

type theory Type theory is the view that differences in people’s sensory and motor reaction times reflect stable habitual attitudes, or reaction types, that correspond to broader mental types.

Type theory is the view that differences in people’s sensory and motor reaction times reflect stable habitual attitudes, or reaction types, that correspond to broader mental types. In this historical usage, it refers to classifying individuals by characteristic patterns in how they respond.