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controllability

controllability

1 8.1
How much a person can make an action or event happen in language, as shown by verbs
  • noun
  • /kənˌtroʊləˈbɪləti/
  • Specialized
: 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

manipulability
vscontrollability
1 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
steerability
vscontrollability
  • Specialized
1 6.8

How easy it is to guide or control something

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

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.