causative verb

a verb that expresses the notion of something being caused, such as convince, harmonize, or enliven. Children’s acquisition of causative concepts is a lively area of developmental research at the intersection of linguistic, cognitive, and social development. See also actional verb.

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Psychology term of the day

January 19th 2025

holism

n. any approach or theory holding that a system or organism is a coherent, unified whole that cannot be fully explained in terms of individual parts or characteristics. The system or organism may have properties as a complete entity or phenomenon in addition to those of its parts. Thus, an analysis or understanding of the parts does not provide an understanding of the whole. —holistic adj.