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controllability

controllability

8.1
How much a person can make an action or event happen in language, as shown by verbs
  • noun
  • /kənˌtroʊləˈbɪləti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : controlabilidad
  • According to this theory, individuals search for causes that share three dimensions: locus of causality, controllability, and stability.
  • causality and controllability
  • controllability and stability
  • controllability dimension

Examples

  • The controllability of a student's learning process can greatly affect their overall success in school.

  • Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which the athletes' cognitive appraisal, defined as perceived controllability, differs between genders and elite versus non-elite athletes who compete in the People's Republic of China.

    Academic text (2006)
  • So I think you're going to see a big push in that sort of in the same name in terms of controllability and autonomy.

  • The controllability of attributions for students' performance influences how the performance is evaluated by others.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Runners gave more internal and personally controlled attributions along the locus of control and controllability dimensions for "most successful" races than for "least successful" races.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Further evidence from social science research supports the view that beliefs about controllability, understanding, and responsibility mediate moral ascriptions in relation to people's health and behavior.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In cognitive behavioral therapy, the therapist helps clients understand the controllability of their responses to stress.

  • Research shows that enhancing one's sense of controllability in tasks can lead to improved motivation and performance.

Synonyms

steerability
vscontrollability
  • Specialized
6.8

How easy it is to guide or control something

is about actions made intentionally by the subject rather than outside guidance
manipulability
vscontrollability
8.9

How easy something is to hold, move, or control

is about actions done intentionally by the subject rather than mere ease of handling

Antonyms

A situation when something cannot be stopped or managed

Surface Forms

Morphology

controllability = controllable (transparent) = control + able + ity

The final step is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'controllable' using -ity; the adjective itself is transparently 'control' + -able.

Etymology

Controllability comes from the common word control, meaning 'to direct or keep in order', plus the ending -ability, meaning 'can be done'. So in linguistics it describes how much a person can intentionally direct an action or event, which is why speakers and grammarians use it to talk about voice and who causes an action.