calmability

Definitions

The quality of being calmable.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Calmability, capacity for pacification by the mother’s devices, is part of the baby’s capacity to evoke care from a care-giver by actively contributing to the care-giver’s emotional state—making mother feel⟳ good, competent, and fulfilled, as opposed to feeling rejected by her own⟳ baby, incompetent, and helpless to give⟳ the baby the care he demands and needs (42).”

“In some cases you would shelter⟳ in place⟳ and in some cases you would evacuate. And if you think⟳ that through ahead of time and talk⟳ with your family about it, practice it in your schools, workplaces, et cetera, there's going to be a lot more calmability to tune⟳ in, get⟳ the instructions and follow⟳ them.”

“It is well-known—from personal experience⟳ by shelter⟳ workers and more recently by scientific studies—that the behavior of an animal plays a prominent role in that animal’s chances of being adopted. Favored traits include⟳ friendliness, spending more time at the front of the enclosure, calmability, controllability, and trainability (McCobb et al., 2005).”

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