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accountability (psychology)  

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  • Definition Accountability is the condition of having to answer, explain, or justify one's actions or beliefs to another. It often includes the possibility that you will be held responsible and punished if your acts cannot be justified, or rewarded if your actions are justified. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Accountability]

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