psychological realism

collocation in English

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psychological
adjective
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/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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realism
noun[U]
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/ˈrɪə.lɪ.zəm/us
/ˈriː.ə-/
a way of thinking and acting based on facts and what is possible, rather than on hopes for things that are unlikely ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandrealismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both strategies enhance the effect ofpsychologicalrealismof character, even in novels driven by romance plots.
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British theatre is terribly wedded topsychologicalrealism.
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It follows the same fantasy like the first and further develops themes of horror fiction,psychologicalrealismand an unreliable narrator(s).
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So that, for example the use of stream-of-consciousness, or interior monologue reflects the need for greaterpsychologicalrealism.
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Some soliloquies were changed to inner monologues for the sake ofpsychologicalrealism.
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In addition to the fantasy theme, the novel also uses tropes of horror fiction,psychologicalrealismand the unreliable narrator.
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This is considered a particular problem for actors trained to admirepsychologicalrealism.
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If however, the experimenters were to tell the participants the purpose of the experiment then such a procedure would be low inpsychologicalrealism.
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Each character narrates differently, in a fashion comparable to stream-of-consciousness or representative ofpsychologicalrealism.
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Psychologicalrealismis heightened if people find themselves engrossed in a real event.
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As well aspsychologicalrealism, they show a greater concern for representing physical details.
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It is widely recognized as one of the bestpsychologicalrealismnovels of the era.
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Nor did he ever set out his underlying philosophical approach to art, thepsychologicalrealismwhich can only be deduced from his surviving work.
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This means that the kinds of psychological processes triggered would differ widely from those of a real emergency, reducing thepsychologicalrealismof the study.
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Watt's view is that the critical feature of the 18th-century novel is the creation ofpsychologicalrealism.
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The animation used the technique ofpsychologicalrealism, blending dialogue from interviews with subjective screen characters who are sometimes fragmented, distorted, or in some way unusual.
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Streatfeild weaves between the fantasy and make-believe of her children's books and a more maturepsychologicalrealism, thereby conjuring a unique and compelling account of the far-reaching corrosiveness of war.
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Stanislavski's emphasis on life within moments, onpsychologicalrealism, and on emotional authenticity, seemed to attract these actors and thinkers.
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