explanatory mechanism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplanatoryandmechanism
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explanatory
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tər.i/us/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tɔːr.i/
giving an explanation ...
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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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Some supplementaryexplanatorymechanismhas to be produced.
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Because caregiver depression was not assessed, we cannot examine caregiver distress as anexplanatorymechanismfor our findings.
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Rachlin proposes a theory of altruism that focuses on self-control as the centralexplanatorymechanism.
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They hypothesize that synchrony of high-frequency rhythms across cell assemblies is sufficient as anexplanatorymechanismfor a dynamic grouping that underlies cognitive coordination at multiple levels.
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In the absence of anyexplanatorymechanism, and given unrealistic initial conditions, one cannot dismiss the possibility that the results of many experiments are simply artifacts of the methodology.
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There is no intriguing riddle or puzzle that needs to be solved, and no centralexplanatorymechanismis ever described.
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Various frameworks have been proposed in the pursuit of explanatory mechanisms.
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These possibilities for conditioned (learned) primary and compensatory neurobiological adaptations carry a wealth of plausible explanatory mechanisms for a variety of clinical phenomena.
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If that proves to be the case, more general explanatory mechanisms than the growth of a sight word lexicon should be considered.
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They can be models for animals - robotic technology or theory as a source of explanatory mechanisms in biology.
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This allows us to integrate explanatory mechanisms across levels of analysis and account for them in our explanation of citizens' willingness to protest against their governments.
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Thus, although these two models offer different explanatory mechanisms to explain the differential prevalence in psychiatric disorders, they both assume that the differences do in fact exist.
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