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. involves going from a series of specific cases to a general statement. The conclusion in an inductive argument is never guaranteed. This means the conclusion may be true or false. deductive reasoning. A type of logic in which one goes from a general statement to a specific instance.