Ideomotor
[ahy-dee-uh-moh-ter, id-ee-uh-] /ˌaɪ di əˈmoʊ tər, ˌɪd i ə-/
adjective, Psychology.
1.
of or relating to involuntary activity caused by an idea.
Compare (def 1).
/ˌaɪdɪəˈməʊtə/
adjective
1.
(physiol) designating automatic muscular movements stimulated by ideas, as in absent-minded acts
ideomotor i·de·o·mo·tor (ī’dē-ə-mō’tər, ĭd’ē-)
adj.
Of or relating to an unconscious or involuntary bodily movement made in response to a thought or an idea rather than to a sensory stimulus.
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