Definition of physiological. 1  1 : of or relating to physiology. 2  2 : characteristic of or appropriate to an organism's healthy or normal functioning the sodium level was physiological. 3  3 : differing in, involving, or affecting physiological factors a physiological strain of bacteria.
Motivated reasoning is confirmation bias taken to the next level. Motivated reasoning leads people to confirm what they already believe, while ignoring contrary data. But it also drives people to develop elaborate rationalizations to justify holding beliefs that logic and evidence have shown to be wrong.
Spatial Reasoning. Finally, Piaget also suggested that kids develop spatial reasoning during middle childhood. Spatial reasoning is the ability to understand and to reason (to draw conclusions) using cues in the environment that convey information about distance or direction. During middle childhood, children become able to discriminate objects that are nearby and far away based on their apparent size.