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entrained thinking

entrained thinking noun: a conditioned response that occurs when people are blocked from understanding and using new ways of thinking by the perspectives they acquired through past experience.

Noun

entrained thinking (uncountable)

  1. A conditioned response that occurs when people are blocked from understanding and using new ways of thinking by the perspectives they acquired through past experience.

Questions about entrained thinking

What does entrained thinking mean?
Entrained thinking means a conditioned response that occurs when people are blocked from understanding and using new ways of thinking by the perspectives they acquired through past experience.
What part of speech is entrained thinking?
Entrained thinking is a noun.

Words near entrained thinking in the dictionary

  1. entrails
  2. entrain
  3. entrainability
  4. entrainable
  5. entrained
  6. entrained thinking
  7. entrainer
  8. entrainers
  9. entraining
  10. entrainment
  11. entrainments

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