Querkonkurrenz / Längskonkurrenz

English translation: Cross-sectional / Longitudinal competition

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German term or phrase:Querkonkurrenz / Längskonkurrenz
English translation:Cross-sectional / Longitudinal competition
Entered by: Susan Welsh

17:23 Nov 16, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / treatment of procrastination
German term or phrase: Querkonkurrenz / Längskonkurrenz
**Querkonkurrenz** bedeutet, dass sich die fragliche Absicht bei der Gelegenheit zur Handlungsinitiierung, also im Moment der vorgenommenen Ausführung, gegen die verschiedenen, zum gleichen Zeitpunkt auch möglichen Tätigkeiten durchsetzen muss. **Längskonkurrenz** dagegen bezeichnet im längeren Zeitverlauf die Konkurrenz verschiedener Zeitpunkte, zu denen eine bestimmte Tätigkeit ausgeführt werden kann.

I can't find English terms for these. Any ideas?

Thanks!
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 02:32
Cross-sectional / Longitudinal competition
Explanation:
I don't have time to do a more thorough search, but please see the article by Achtziger and Gollwitzer. The word 'competition' is absolutely standard in the context of action, and the authors are experts in their field.

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Edit: 'in the context of action initiation'.
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Cleartrans
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Summary of answers provided
3Cross-sectional / Longitudinal competition
Cleartrans
3horizontal priority / vertical priority
casper (X)
3concurrent competition
Armorel Young
Summary of reference entries provided
hier mal ein bisschen Hintergrund f2r alle "Aufschiebereien"
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Beispiele
Johanna Timm, PhD

Discussion entries: 7





  

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Cross-sectional / Longitudinal competition


Explanation:
I don't have time to do a more thorough search, but please see the article by Achtziger and Gollwitzer. The word 'competition' is absolutely standard in the context of action, and the authors are experts in their field.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-16 18:47:47 GMT)
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Edit: 'in the context of action initiation'.


    Reference: http://kops.ub.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/handle/urn:nbn:de:b...
Cleartrans
Belgium
Local time: 08:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Christoph and the others who contributed their ideas
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. No wonder I don't understand it in German; I don't understand it in English either! (I found the same paper, or one very much like it, in German.) But it looks like the terms are right, whatever the psychologists may make of them.

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horizontal priority / vertical priority


Explanation:
Try these. The terms are being defined in the source sentence anyway.

"Die fragliche Absicht...muss sich durchsetzen" conveys the idea that a particular intent must prevail, must be accorded priority over other intents/actions. In the next sentence, I read "...die Konkurrenz verschiedener Zeitpunkte..." as the priority at different points in time.

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Querkonkurrenz bedeutet, dass sich die fragliche Absicht bei der Gelegenheit zur Handlungsinitiierung, also im Moment der vorgenommenen Ausführung, gegen die verschiedenen, zum gleichen Zeitpunkt auch möglichen Tätigkeiten durchsetzen muss.

Horizontal priority means that when the time comes to initiate the action, that is, at the time of execution (of the intent), the particular intent gets priority over the other different courses of action possible/available at that time.

Längskonkurrenz dagegen bezeichnet im längeren Zeitverlauf die Konkurrenz verschiedener Zeitpunkte, zu denen eine bestimmte Tätigkeit ausgeführt werden kann.

Vertical priority, on the other hand, relates to a longer period of time and denotes the priority at different points in time when a particular action can be performed.

casper (X)
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concurrent competition


Explanation:
Is another possibiltiy for Querkonkurrenz (not sure what to pair it with - possibly "longitudinal competition", but I'm still thinking about that one)

Armorel Young
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Reference comments


48 mins
Reference: hier mal ein bisschen Hintergrund f2r alle "Aufschiebereien"

Reference information:
http://karrierebibel.de/gefaehrliche-schiebschaften-45-wege-...

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: The list of suggestions on that website is too long. I think I'll read it when I have more time. :-)

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2 hrs
Reference: Beispiele

Reference information:
Längskonkurrenz [existiert] wenn mehrere günstige Gelegenheiten zur Realisierung ein und desselben Ziels wahrgenommen werden. Querkonkurrenz kennzeichnet eine Situation, bei der Realisierungsgelegenheiten verschiedener Zielintentionen sich überschneiden.
Beispiel für Längskonkurrenz:
Ein Student muss zwischen verschiedenen Aufbauseminaren eines Fachgebiets wählen und sich überlegen, ob er in diesem oder im nächsten Semester die ihn interessierende Veranstaltung besucht.
Beispiel für Querkonkurrenz:
Ein Student muss für sich festlegen, ob er am Mittwochnachmittag die Vorlesung in seinem Hauptfach oder die in seinem Nebenfach besucht oder ob er mittwochs lieber regelmäßig jobben geht.


http://tiny.cc/2irfz

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
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