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.
Practical reasoning is basically goal-directed reasoning from an agentâs goal, and from some action selected as a means to carry out the goal, to the agentâs reasoned decision to carry out the action. The agent can be a person or a technical device, such as a robot or a software device for multi-agent communications..