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The Kohnstamm-positive subjects seemed to be freer to experience the unusual and seemingly impossible in the external world. | seemed | {
"name": "seem",
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"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent",
"appear to exist",
"appear to one's own mind or opinion"
]
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"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect"
] | [
"seem%2:39:00::"
] |
The Kohnstamm-positive subjects seemed to be freer to experience the unusual and seemingly impossible in the external world. | be | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
The Kohnstamm-positive subjects seemed to be freer to experience the unusual and seemingly impossible in the external world. | experience | {
"name": "experience",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities",
"the content of direct observation or participation in an event",
"an event as apprehended",
"go or live through",
"have firsthand knowledg... | [
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations"
] | [
"experience%2:31:00::"
] |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it remained stationary on the incline. | reported | {
"name": "report",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a written document describing the findings of some individual or group",
"the act of informing by verbal report",
"a short account of the news",
"a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)",
"a written evaluation of a student's... | [
"to give an account or representation of in words"
] | [
"report%2:32:00::"
] |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it remained stationary on the incline. | being | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
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] |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it remained stationary on the incline. | resting on | {
"name": "rest_on",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"rest on for support",
"be based on; of theories and claims, for example"
]
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"rest on for support"
] | [
"rest_on%2:35:00::"
] |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it remained stationary on the incline. | remained | {
"name": "remain",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state",
"continue in a place, position, or situation",
"be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.",
"stay behind"
]
} | [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state"
] | [
"remain%2:30:00::"
] |
This occurred in spite of the rational awareness that the ball should be going downhill. | occurred | {
"name": "occur",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"come to pass",
"come to one's mind; suggest itself",
"to be found to exist"
]
} | [
"come to pass"
] | [
"occur%2:30:00::"
] |
This occurred in spite of the rational awareness that the ball should be going downhill. | going | {
"name": "go",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)",
"street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine",
"a usually brief attempt",
"a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o... | [
"change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically"
] | [
"go%2:38:00::"
] |
They knew that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses. | knew | {
"name": "know",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people",
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about",
"know how to do or perform something",
"be aware of the truth of something... | [
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] |
They knew that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses. | differed | {
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"be different",
"be of different opinions"
]
} | [
"be different"
] | [
"differ%2:42:00::"
] |
They knew that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses. | seen | {
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"the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located",
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"perceive (an idea or situation) mentally",
"perceive or be contemporaneous with",
"imagine; conceive of; see in one's min... | [
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight"
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"see%2:39:00::"
] |
They knew that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses. | putting on | {
"name": "put_on",
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"put clothing on one's body",
"add to something existing",
"put on the stove or ready for cooking",
"carry out (performances)",
"add to the odometer",
"prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance",
"apply to... | [
"put clothing on one's body"
] | [
"put_on%2:29:00::"
] |
Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be. | bound | {
"name": "bound",
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"a line determining the limits of an area",
"the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something",
"the greatest possible degree of something",
"a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards",
"move forward by leaps and bounds",
... | [
"place limits on (extent or access)"
] | [
"bound%2:30:00::"
] |
Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be. | deny | {
"name": "deny",
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"declare untrue; contradict",
"refuse to accept or believe",
"refuse to grant, as of a petition or request",
"refuse to let have",
"deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure",
"deny formally (an allegation of ... | [
"refuse to accept or believe"
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"deny%2:32:01::"
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Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be. | be | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
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Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be. | be | {
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"have an ex... | [
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The change in perceptions by some of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects, after they had been informed of the possibilities of normal reactions, suggests that their constriction and guardedness is associated with their general mode of responding to strange or unknown situations. | informed | {
"name": "inform",
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"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to",
"give character or essence to",
"act as an informer"
]
} | [
"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to"
] | [
"inform%2:32:00::"
] |
The change in perceptions by some of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects, after they had been informed of the possibilities of normal reactions, suggests that their constriction and guardedness is associated with their general mode of responding to strange or unknown situations. | suggests | {
"name": "suggest",
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"make a proposal, declare a plan for something",
"drop a hint; intimate by a hint",
"imply as a possibility",
"suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine",
"call to mind"
]
} | [
"drop a hint; intimate by a hint"
] | [
"suggest%2:32:04::"
] |
The change in perceptions by some of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects, after they had been informed of the possibilities of normal reactions, suggests that their constriction and guardedness is associated with their general mode of responding to strange or unknown situations. | responding | {
"name": "respond",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"show a response or a reaction to something",
"react verbally",
"respond favorably or as hoped"
]
} | [
"show a response or a reaction to something"
] | [
"respond%2:31:00::"
] |
They were able to experience at first, in terms of past conventionality. | were | {
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] |
They were able to experience at first, in terms of past conventionality. | experience | {
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"the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities",
"the content of direct observation or participation in an event",
"an event as apprehended",
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"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations"
] | [
"experience%2:31:00::"
] |
When informed as to the various possibilities of normal reactions, they were then able to experience the uniqueness of the present. | informed | {
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"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to",
"give character or essence to",
"act as an informer"
]
} | [
"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to"
] | [
"inform%2:32:00::"
] |
When informed as to the various possibilities of normal reactions, they were then able to experience the uniqueness of the present. | were | {
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] | [
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] |
When informed as to the various possibilities of normal reactions, they were then able to experience the uniqueness of the present. | experience | {
"name": "experience",
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"the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities",
"the content of direct observation or participation in an event",
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"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations"
] | [
"experience%2:31:00::"
] |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise. | postulated | {
"name": "postulate",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning",
"maintain or assert",
"take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom",
"require as useful, just, or proper"
]
} | [
"maintain or assert"
] | [
"postulate%2:32:00::"
] |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise. | are | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise. | being | {
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise. | perceive | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"to become aware of through the senses",
"become conscious of"
]
} | [
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] | [
"perceive%2:39:00::"
] |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise. | tested | {
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"any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc",
"a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge",
"the act of undergoing testing",
... | [
"put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to"
] | [
"test%2:41:00::"
] |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise. | proved | {
"name": "prove",
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"be shown or be found to be",
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] | [
"prove%2:31:00::"
] |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only, they gain support from such comments as the following, which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not, on the first trial, perceive the tilt illusion. | given | {
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"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length",
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"be the cause or source of",
"transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody",
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"give%2:40:05::"
] |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only, they gain support from such comments as the following, which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not, on the first trial, perceive the tilt illusion. | are | {
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"have an ex... | [
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] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only, they gain support from such comments as the following, which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not, on the first trial, perceive the tilt illusion. | gain | {
"name": "gain",
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"obtain"
] | [
"gain%2:40:03::"
] |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only, they gain support from such comments as the following, which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not, on the first trial, perceive the tilt illusion. | made | {
"name": "make",
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"make%2:41:00::"
] |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only, they gain support from such comments as the following, which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not, on the first trial, perceive the tilt illusion. | perceive | {
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} | [
"to become aware of through the senses"
] | [
"perceive%2:39:00::"
] |
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