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.
deductive reasoning â reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general. principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every. morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) denotation â the literal meaning of a word. dialect â a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or