Associations to the word «Ideomotor»

Wiktionary

IDEOMOTOR, adjective. Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.
IDEOMOTOR EFFECT, noun. The influence of suggestion on unconscious behavior, frequently used to explain dowsing and other seemingly supernatural claims.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke