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.
Inductive reasoning. Non verbal reasoning such as abstract reasoning is also often referred to as inductive reasoning. This is a form of logical reasoning which involves going from a series of specific cases to a general statement.on-verbal reasoning involves the ability to understand and analyze visual information and solve problems using visual reasoning.