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ideomotor

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i·de·o·mo·tor  (d--mtr, d-)
adj.
Of or relating to an unconscious or involuntary bodily movement made in response to a thought or idea rather than to a sensory stimulus.
ideomotor [ˌaɪdɪəˈməʊtə]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol designating automatic muscular movements stimulated by ideas, as in absent-minded acts
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There is of course the Ideomotor effect, coined by William Carpenter, which refers to involuntary and unconscious behaviour.
Religion, Mysticm, Occulticm by stanley Braine Kings / Philosophy and religion community
48) reflects the diverse nature of motor praxis (which includes motor imitation, use of objects, and symbolic actions) and involves different types of conceptual errors of movement planning and object interaction (limb-kinetic, ideomotor, or ideational).
Validity of the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment ... by Jang, Yuh; Chern, Jen-suh; Lin, Keh-chung / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Mistakes can occur in the planning stages that are often labeled ideational and ideomotor dyspraxias.
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