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impulsivity|ɪmpʌlˈsɪvɪtɪ|
[f. impulsive a. + -ity.]
The character of being impulsive or acting on impulse, without reflection or forethought; impulsiveness. Hence imˈpulsivist, one who acts on impulse.
1891C. Lombroso Man of Genius 348 The psychology peculiar to the epileptic—impulsivity, double personality, childishness. 1895tr. M. Nordau's Degeneration 120 Moral insanity, however, is not present in Verlaine. He sins through irresistible impulse. He is an Impulsivist. 1925Public Opinion 24 Apr. 391/2 A man of exceptional ability and yet of a febrile impulsivity. 1969D. A. Winn in Caplan & Lebovici Adolescence 256 Impulsivity was prominently a part of the suicidal behavior of most of the 60 adolescents in this study. 1971Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. Oct. 273 This relationship would seem to indicate an underlying impulsivity as being a modest contributor. |