1. allocentric - Noun
2. allocentric - Adjective
Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded. [from early 20th c.]
Synonyms: altruistic, exocentric, generous, geocentric, selfless
Antonyms: autocentric, egocentric, idiocentric, self-absorbed, self-centered, selfish
Of spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on the external environment and independent of one's current location in it (for example, giving a direction as "north" as opposed to "right").
(also tourism) Of a tourist: tending to be adventurous and preferring novel and unfamiliar experiences.
Coordinate terms: midcentric, psychocentric
allocentric (plural allocentrics)
(psychology, tourism) A tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiences.
Coordinate terms: midcentric, psychocentric
For some representations of space the brain typically uses egocentric coordinates (centered on the receiver)... For other behaviors... the brain uses allocentric coordinates (centered on the world). Eric Kandel
Geary (1998) The use of allocentric strategies when navigating primarily activates the hippocampus and parahippocampus in the brain. Source: Internet
The use of these more general, external cues as directions is considered part of an allocentric navigation strategy. Source: Internet