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| au·tom·a·tism [ aw tómmə tìzzəm ] |
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1. physiology involuntary organic function: a physical reflex or involuntary activity of the body
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2. philosophy law theory that actions are performed automatically: the philosophical theory that all bodily actions have involuntary physical or physiological causes, or the legal defense that an action had such a cause
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3. psychology activity not consciously caused: behavior that is not consciously motivated, e.g. sleepwalking or involuntary repetitive actions
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4. arts artistic method: an artistic approach, associated with the surrealists, in which the painter or writer empties the mind and allows the unconscious to direct the work
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