The Psychology of Expectations First, merely expecting something to happen will not make it happen Developmental psychologist Jean Piaget noted that young children have difficulty distinguishing between the subjective worlds
EXPECTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary expectations for What are your expectations for this job? expectations of I think she had unrealistic expectations of motherhood beyond someone's expectations We did so well - beyond all (= better than) our expectations
expectation - Oxford Learners Dictionaries Definition of expectation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, countable] a belief that something will happen because it is likely expectation of something We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery We certainly had a reasonable expectation of success expectation that…
Expectations: The silent killer of happiness - Psychology Spot What are expectations? Expectations are personal beliefs about the events that may occur – or not They are assumptions about the future, anticipations based on subjective and objective aspects In fact, expectations are developed from a complex combination of our experiences, desires and knowledge of the environment or the people around us
expectation, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary What does the noun expectation mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun expectation, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence expectation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
Expectations - definition of expectations by The Free Dictionary 1 the act or the state of expecting; anticipation 2 something expected 3 Often, expectations a prospect of future benefit or fortune: to have great expectations 4 the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that she will come 5 mathematical expectation 6 the state of being expected