noun The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution. A process by which a proxy measure for a phenomenon is mistaken for the phenomenon itself. A process by which a person can predict their emotional and cognitive reactions to a phenomenon by observing the reactions of others who have already experienced that phenomenon.
noun A process by which a proxy measure for a phenomenon is mistaken for the phenomenon itself.
noun A process by which a person can predict their emotional and cognitive reactions to a phenomenon by observing the reactions of others who have already experienced that phenomenon.