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explanation
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Synonyms Examples "the explanation was very simple" "I expected a brief account" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)All_of the jackets carry a fairly technical and detailed explanation of this new recording program . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)This is not to say that the only explanation of the present infatuation with Norman_Vincent_Peale 's `` cult of reassurance '' or the other types of a purely cultural Christianity is the ever-present need for a demythologized gospel . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)I am certainly not adequately trained to describe or enlarge on human fears , but there are certain features of the fears dispelled by scientific explanations that stand_out quite clearly . Even in domains where detailed and predictive understanding is still lacking , but where some explanations are possible , as with lightning and weather and earthquakes , the appropriate kind of human_action has been more adequately indicated . Apparently the population as_a_whole eventually acquires enough confidence in the explanations of the scientists to modify its procedures and its fears . |
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[ noun ] (psychology) thought that makes something comprehensible
Used in print (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)Welmers has suggested one explanation . A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper . (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)Wage price policies of industry are the result of a complex of forces - no single explanation has been found which applies to all cases . While there may be several such industries to which the model of this paper is applicable , the authors make particular claim of relevance to the explanation of the course of wages and prices in the steel industry of the United_States since World_War_2 , . Indeed , the apparent stiffening of the industry 's attitude in the recent steel strike has a direct explanation in_terms_of the model here presented . Related terms thinking theory key rationale interpretation rationalization natural_history basis |
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[ noun ] the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
Examples "I heard his explanation of the accident" Related terms |
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