causal role
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcausalandrole
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causal
adjective
uk/ˈkɔː.zəl/us/ˈkɑː.zəl/
a relationship, link, etc. between two things in which one causes ...
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role
noun[C]
uk/rəʊl/us/roʊl/
the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, ...
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(Definition ofcausalandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcausal role
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Thecausalroleof phonology in visual word recognition is difficult to establish unambiguously even after many years of careful research.
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The nature of phonological processing and itscausalrolein the acquisition of reading skills.
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This statement is not a tautology, but one that purports to add to our understanding of thecausalroleof anger.
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Many previous studies have shown the noise exposure causes noise annoyance, but there is little evidence for acausalrolein mental illness in adults.
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A common theme surfaces across theories, regarding thecausalroleanxiety may play in the emergence of some forms of depression.
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Ideally, study of acausalrolefor life events in depressive disorder would commence around the time of first onset.
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The findings are consistent with acausalrolefor life events in early episodes of depression.
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These facts suggest that the mesocortical-mesolimbic dopamine system plays acausalrolein the generation of dreams.
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He weaves structuralist interpretations of settlement layouts, cognitive systems and symbolism into his account, without according such factors anycausalrolein history.
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It plays an important, perhaps even essential,causalrolein the production of the visual experience of the two squinted out cans.
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Further work needs to be done to understand how early life depression might play acausalrolein the development of personality disorder.
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But even if someone'scausalroleneed only be to sustain a greater good, this could also involve subordination.
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Thecausalroleof culture or specific elements of culture on health and disease requires further study.
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Beliefs are also propositional attitudes, in that they can have acausalrolein generating an action.
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So while the value of the process depends on itscausalrole, it cannot be derived (only) from itscausalrole.
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Thecausalroleof anxiety as precursor is consistent with several theories of the origins of depression.
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That is, the symbols become meaningful by playing acausalrolein the behavior of the system.
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It is often argued that these experiences play acausalrolein enhancing literacy.
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Adverse life events prior to episodes of depression are assumed to play acausalrole.
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Thecausalrolecan occur on the part of an individual, but it can also occur as part of an enquiry.
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