English to Latvian Science Psychology stress management, neuroscience

She tallies your effort-to-progress ratio, and she has a strong opinion about what that
ratio should be. This opinion is called “criterion velocity.”

When the monitor feels that you’re making good progress—when
you’re matching or exceeding the criterion velocity—she is satisfied, motivated,
eager.

If you’ve felt the thrill of
winning a race or a game, that’s your little monitor having her criterion
velocity satisfied—effort-to-progress ratio met or exceeded! If you’ve
experienced road rage, that’s your little monitor’s how-long-this-tripshould-
be-taking criterion velocity going unmet—effort-to-progress
ratio much too large!