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regelstyrt

English translation: rule-governed

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Norwegian term or phrase:regelstyrt
English translation:rule-governed
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11:04 Aug 20, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / Personlighedsanalyse
Norwegian term or phrase: regelstyrt
Personlighedsanalyse - spørgeskema, hvor jeg kun har adjektiverne:
"Regelstyrt" - betyder det styret af regler? Eller hvad betyder det helt præcist? Svar gerne på engelsk/norsk/dansk.
Rikke Stenlev
Denmark
Local time: 05:45
rule-governed
Explanation:
Nå kom jeg tilfeldigvis borti denne siden, som inneholder engelske termer for norske begrep innen atferdspsykologien. Der står det:
"regelstyrt atferd = rule-governed behaviour)."
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brigidm
Local time: 05:45
Grading comment
Det ser rigtigt ud. Tusind tak for hjælpen.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4regulatory (eller) follow the rules
Suzanne Blangsted
4rule-boundRichard Lawson
4bound by rules
Per Bergvall
3rule-governed
brigidm
3law-abiding
Christine Andersen
3plays by the rules/goes by the book
Terence Ajbro


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plays by the rules/goes by the book


Explanation:
Given the context, this should be the meaning here.

Terence Ajbro
Local time: 05:45
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
law-abiding


Explanation:
Is this perhaps what you want?

Usually a positive term, though law-abiding people are occasionally a little quiet and subdued.


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 05:45
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bound by rules


Explanation:
Joda, det betyr styrt av regler - men om det er personen som er styrt av regler, eller utfyllelsen av spørreskjemaet som er styrt av regler, er vanskelig å si. Gjelder det personen, ville regelbundet vært et bedre ord på norsk.

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-08-20 11:18:33 GMT)
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Det er faktisk vanskelig å tenke seg at \"regelstyrt\" kan være en personlighetsattributt, da det kan ligge både positive (regeltro) og negative (regelavhengig, mangler eget initiativ, fantasiløs) meninger bak. Jeg tror det må ha med skjemautfyllelsen å gjøre - men hvis du mener det må være en personlighetsattributt av det positive slaget, vil Terence\'s alternativer passe bra.

Per Bergvall
Local time: 05:45
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rule-bound


Explanation:
You will find a number of useful hits for "rule-bound" on the Web. The following would probably be relevant to your context:

http://front.csulb.edu/tstevens/h34condu.htm
http://sandradodd.com/rules

Richard Lawson
Local time: 05:45
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regulatory (eller) follow the rules


Explanation:
mit forslag. - det betyder - at man følger reglerne

Suzanne Blangsted
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rule-governed


Explanation:
Nå kom jeg tilfeldigvis borti denne siden, som inneholder engelske termer for norske begrep innen atferdspsykologien. Der står det:
"regelstyrt atferd = rule-governed behaviour)."


    Reference: http://www.psyk.cc/gloss.htm
brigidm
Local time: 05:45
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Det ser rigtigt ud. Tusind tak for hjælpen.
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