ideomotor

[ ahy-dee-uh-moh-ter, id-ee-uh- ]

adjectivePsychology.
  1. of or relating to involuntary motor activity caused by an idea.: Compare sensorimotor (def. 1).

Origin of ideomotor

1
First recorded in 1865–70; ideo- + motor

Other words from ideomotor

  • i·de·o·mo·tion, noun

Words Nearby ideomotor

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How to use ideomotor in a sentence

  • Good examples of ideomotor action can be observed among the audience at an athletic contest.

    Psychology | Robert S. Woodworth
  • This is known as ideomotor action and is present in the waking as well as the hypnotic state.

  • Of these ideomotor phenomena physical exercises, games, manual trades, readily furnish instances.

British Dictionary definitions for ideomotor

ideomotor

/ (ˌaɪdɪəˈməʊtə) /


adjective
  1. physiol designating automatic muscular movements stimulated by ideas, as in absent-minded acts

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