[Interpretation/Ideation] Ma:Mp

Aliases

• Ma:Mp
• active:passive human movement
• human movement active:passive

Definition

Ma:Mp expresses the ratio between active and passive human movement within M responses. It helps show whether imagined human activity tends to be represented as acting and intervening or as waiting, receiving, or being acted upon.

Interpretation

• If Mp exceeds Ma, human ideation may more often represent passivity, waiting, or receptivity.
• If Ma predominates, human ideation may lean more toward initiative, intervention, or directing action.
• When the ratio is balanced, human representations are not strongly pulled toward one pole.
• Its meaning becomes more useful when integrated with the quality of M.

Cautions

• If the number of M responses is very low, the ratio loses stability.
• Predominant Mp does not by itself imply fragility, and predominant Ma does not by itself imply positive adjustment.
• The quality of ideation still has to be checked through M- and Mnone.

Cross References

• [Interpretation/Lower Section/Ideation] Ideation
• [Interpretation/Ideation] a:p
• [Interpretation/Ideation] M-
• [Interpretation/Ideation] Mnone
• [Coding/Determinants] M

Evidence Note

• Detailed source comparison is stored in internal provenance notes.