impulsivity
Definitions
The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.
Equivalents
11 more languages
Catalàimpulsivitat
Suomiimpulsiivisuus
Gaeilgeríogacht
Galegoimpulsividade
हिन्दीउद्वेग
Bahasa Indonesiaimpulsivitas
Italianoimpulsività
Nederlandsimpulsiviteit
Portuguêsimpulsividade
Românăimpulsivitate
Examples
“In reliable environments, waiting to eat⟳ a second marshmallow is likely to be beneficial. However, in environments in which rewards are uncertain, such as when experimenters are unreliable, eating the single marshmallow right away may be beneficial. Thus, impulsivity can be understood as an adaptive response to the contingencies present⟳ in an unstable environment rather than a moral failure in which animalistic drives overwhelm human rationality.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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