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  2. Conation - Wikipedia

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    In the philosophy of mind, [1] and in psychology, conation refers to the ability to apply intellectual energy to a task to achieve its completion or reach a solution. [2] Conation may be distinguished from other mental phenomena , particularly cognition , and sensation , [ 1 ] and has been described as "neglected" in comparison with these ...

  3. Mental operations - Wikipedia

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    Kinesthetic -through actions; Symbolic—Information perceived as symbols or signs that have no meaning by themselves; e.g., Arabic numerals or the letters of an alphabet. Semantic—Information perceived in words or sentences, whether oral, written, or silently in one's mind. Behavioral—Information perceived as acts of people. Product dimension

  4. Actions speak louder than words - Wikipedia

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    Search for Actions speak louder than words in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. Start the Actions speak louder than words article , using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it ; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary .

  5. Language and thought - Wikipedia

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    It can be used to transfer thoughts from one mind, to another mind, and it can also be used to modify and explore thoughts within a mind. The bits of linguistic information that enter into one person's mind, from another, cause people to entertain a new thought with profound effects on their world knowledge, inferencing, and subsequent behavior.

  6. Speech - Wikipedia

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    Speech production is an unconscious multi-step process by which thoughts are generated into spoken utterances. Production involves the unconscious mind selecting appropriate words and the appropriate form of those words from the lexicon and morphology, and the organization of those words through the syntax.

  7. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    off one's trolley or off one's rocker: Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile [l] [64] off the hook: To escape a situation of responsibility or obligation, or, less frequently, danger [65] the oldest trick in the book: An effective way of tricking someone even though it is a very popular method [66]

  8. Glossophobia - Wikipedia

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    Considerable research has been conducted into the causes of glossophobia, with a number of potential causes being suggested. One proposed explanation is that these anxieties are a specific symptom of social anxiety produced by fearfulness related to the fight-or-flight response, which is produced by a perceived threat; [2] this triggers an elevated defense reaction in the sympathetic nervous ...

  9. Metanoia (theology) - Wikipedia

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    The Merriam-Webster Dictionary transliterates the Greek μετάνοια into metanoia and borrowing it as an English word with a definition that matches the Greek: "a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion", augmented by an explanation of metanoia's Greek source: "from metanoiein to change one's mind, repent, from ...