allocentric.

1. Describing space from the relationships between external objects rather than from the observer's position.

2. Giving priority to a group's interests rather than chiefly to one's own.

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Words that belong together

• allocentric representation
• allocentric perspective

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The task tested allocentric representations of the familiar route.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: uncommon.