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MENTAL MODEL · M11039

Reality Testing

Reality Testing
BehaviorHigh supportPsychology
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

- Compare and verify thoughts, plans with actual situations- Test whether assumptions conform to reality

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Prevent fantasy. Periodically bring thinking outputs back to reality constraints for testing. (Merged: reality monitoring, reality sense check, reality conflict test)

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The ability to distinguish internal mental content from external reality, judging whether one's perceptions and beliefs conform to objective facts. The mechanism is reality checking.

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