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  2. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  3. Imitation - Wikipedia

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    A toddler imitates his father. Imitation (from Latin imitatio, "a copying, imitation" [1]) is a behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's behavior. . Imitation is also a form of learning that leads to the "development of traditions, and ultimately our cu

  4. Immediate family - Wikipedia

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    The immediate family is a defined group of relations, used in rules or laws to determine which members of a person's family are affected by those rules. It normally includes a person's parents , siblings , spouse , and children . [ 1 ]

  5. Dysfunctional family - Wikipedia

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    The Mascot or Family Clown: [15] uses comedy to divert attention away from the increasingly dysfunctional family system. The Mastermind : the opportunist who capitalizes on the other family members' faults to get whatever they want; often the object of appeasement by grown-ups.

  6. Role model - Wikipedia

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    One of the most commonly cited role models by children are their family members - because of the positive attributes that they are constantly exposed to. [ 21 ] Without these types of figures, to rely on through observational learning, during child development can result in ill decision-making skills, or even a lacking sense of self later down ...

  7. Petite bourgeoisie - Wikipedia

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    He claimed that the middle classes were a hotbed for political reaction due to their reliance on the patriarchal family (according to Reich, small businesses are often self-exploiting enterprises of families headed by the father, whose morality binds the family together in their somewhat precarious economic position) and the sexual repression ...

  8. Sham marriage - Wikipedia

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    Officers from the UK Border Agency lead away the would-be bride in an operation to prevent a suspected sham marriage.. A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into without intending to create a real marital relationship.

  9. Echopraxia - Wikipedia

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    Echopraxia is a typical symptom of Tourette syndrome but causes are not well elucidated. [1]Frontal lobe animation. One theoretical cause subject to ongoing debate surrounds the role of the mirror neuron system (MNS), a group of neurons in the inferior frontal gyrus (F5 region) of the brain that may influence imitative behaviors, [1] but no widely accepted neural or computational models have ...