mental action
121as|so|ci|a|tion|ism — «uh SOH see AY shuh nihz uhm, shee », noun. 1. Psychology. the theory that the laws of the association of ideas are the fundamental laws of mental action. 2. = Fourierism. (Cf. ↑Fourierism) –as|so´ci|a´tion|ist, noun …
122men|ta|tion — «mehn TAY shuhn», noun. mental action …
123psy|cho|nom|ics — «SY kuh NOM ihks», noun. the branch of psychology that deals with the laws of mental action, especially the relations of the individual mind to its environment. ╂[< psycho + Greek nómos law + English ics] …
124think´ing|ly — think|ing «THIHNG kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that thinks; reasoning: »Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses…advances us in the dignity of thinking beings (Samuel Johnson). 2. given to thinking; thoughtful or reflective. –n.… …
125think|ing — «THIHNG kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that thinks; reasoning: »Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses…advances us in the dignity of thinking beings (Samuel Johnson). 2. given to thinking; thoughtful or reflective. –n. mental… …
126un|i|de|al — «UHN y DEE uhl», adjective. 1. not ideal: a) unimaginative; realistic; material. b) coarse. 2. having no ideas; destitute of ideas, thoughts, or mental action …
127mentism — Path. (ˈmɛntɪz(ə)m) [a. F. mentisme, f. L. ment em, mens mind: see ism.] Disturbance of mental action produced by passion or an excited imagination (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1890) …
128mind, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of mind and its various manifestations, including intentionality, sensation and sense perception, feeling and emotion, traits of character and personality, the unconscious, volition, thought, memory,… …