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nonrational

adj.

1. incapable of being validated by reason. For example, in the opinion of most modern philosophers, it is impossible to confirm the proposition that God exists. A nonrational belief is not necessarily irrational.

2. describing actions or behaviors that cannot easily be explained in terms of the rational self-interest of the actor.

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February 22nd 2025

conditioning of attitudes

conditioning of attitudes

the formation or change of an attitude as a result of the association of an attitude object with a pleasant or unpleasant stimulus in the environment. Attitudes may be conditioned via classical conditioning or operant conditioning processes.