focalism

English

Etymology

From focal +‎ -ism.

Noun

focalism (uncountable)

1. (psychology) Synonym of anchoring
   • 2007, Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs (eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, page 353:

     How can focalism be reduced? The method of debiasing depends on the type of focalism affecting one's judgments.

2. A revolutionary strategy which posited that military vanguardism could lead to general rebellion.
   • 2016, Brendan Michael, The Cold War Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Cold War, page 168:

     While focalism drew from previous Marxist-Leninist ideas and the Maoist strategy of protracted people's war, it also broke with many of the mid-Cold War era's established communist parties.

Synonyms

• (revolutionary strategy): foquism