psychological mechanism
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psychological
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Unlike error theorists, we do not claim that this is a naturally selected response governed by some specialpsychologicalmechanism(moral faculty).
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In sum, a general-purposepsychologicalmechanismcan be viewed as underlying the evaluative component of word connotation.
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On the whole, there appears to be experimental evidence for thepsychologicalmechanismthat controls wilful language switching in bilinguals.
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Reflectivity and learning from aversive events : toward apsychologicalmechanismfor the syndromes of disinhibition.
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The ideas of conscious will andpsychologicalmechanismhave an oil and water relationship, having never been properly reconciled.
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On one level, the evaluative dimension of affective meaning can be seen to be an outcome of the generalpsychologicalmechanismof automatic evaluation applied to the language system.
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In fact, empathy as apsychologicalmechanismmight be involved in various kinds of interpersonal behaviour that are treated as "deviations" by standard rational choice theory.
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I followed with considerable interest his explorations into thepsychologicalmechanismwithin the community which permits people so often to have negative responses.
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The consequences are indeed difficult to comprehend since they are so horrifying and the scale so overwhelming that thepsychologicalmechanismof defensive avoidance comes into play.
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These forms then can not be merely the products of ourpsychologicalmechanism, though they may turn out to coincide with these.
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There exists a tendency to perceive things as larger than they actually are, and filling the frame full fills thispsychologicalmechanism.
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Because the regimen is intended to be a conscious act, freely chosen to enhance life, abstinence is sometimes distinguished from thepsychologicalmechanismof repression.
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What have to be examined are the social and psychological mechanisms leading to such changes of preference, disposition or mentality.
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Missing is an adequate account of psychological mechanisms by which the desire for power or control give rise to the claim to be possessed.
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We have mentioned already that various psychological mechanisms may account for the possible increased presence of depression and fatigue in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.
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An eye should be turned to going beyond this article, exploring the psychological mechanisms that underlie these relationships.
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The small subset of species possessing brains, including humans, is characterized by a diverse array of specialized evolved psychological mechanisms.
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Today there is growing knowledge about the underlying pathophysiological and psychological mechanisms.
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Rather, he is engaged in an enquiry about the psychological mechanisms underlying the formation of knowledge.
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Thepsychologicalmechanismoperates via self-fulfilling expectations.
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