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ideomotor phenomenon

psychological phenomenon wherein a subject makes motions unconsciously
Class type of: muscle contraction Q787393
ideomotor phenomenon
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5 properties
Instance of
phenomenon
Subclass of
muscle contraction[4]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5]
Discoverer or inventor
David Hartley[2]
Named after
William Benjamin Carpenter[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en ideomotor phenomenon en ideomotor reflex en IMR en ideomotor response en carpenter effect en ideomotor effect ar ظاهرة إيديوموتور ar ظاهرة فكرية حركية cs Ideomotorický efekt de Carpenter-Effekt es Efecto ideomotor fa اثر ایدوموتور fr effet idéomoteur he האפקט האידיאומוטורי hu ideomotoros tevékenység it effetto ideomotorio ja イデオモーター効果 nl Carpenter-effect nl ideomotorisch effect pl Zjawisko ideomotoryczne
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/076m1c
J-GLOBAL ID
201606007060378629
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778962710
WikiProjectMed ID
Ideomotor phenomenon

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Discoverer or inventor 1
David Hartley
Instance of 1
phenomenon
Named after 1
William Benjamin Carpenter
Subclass of 1
muscle contraction
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ideomotor phenomenon is a phenomenon[1].

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  1. 6w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → muscle contraction
    Discoverer or inventor → David Hartley
    J-GLOBAL ID → 201606007060378629
    Named after → William Benjamin Carpenter
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: J-GLOBAL ID: 201606007060378629, Matched to ideomotor response (#264378037) in J-…"
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