conation
9.9
The desire and effort to do things to reach goals
- noun
- /kəˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
conación
- Aristotle distinguished between cognition, affection, and conation—or knowing, feeling, and willing.
Examples
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Conation plays a vital role in our ability to set and achieve goals.
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It consists of the psychological concept of conation and will, and the philosophical correlates of idealism, existentialism, and religionism.
Academic text (1991) -
In psychology, conation refers to the aspects of the mind that drive our actions and decisions.
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Understanding conation helps to explain why people behave in certain purposeful ways.
How Motivated
determination
142
3.0
142
3.0
conation
- Specialized
urge
223
3.2
223
3.2
motivation
348
2.7
348
2.7
inclination
61
4.2
61
4.2
apathy
43
6.2
43
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
conation = conate (opaque) = conat + ion
The base 'conate' is itself rare and not a recognizable English word for most learners, so the formation is opaque.
Etymology
Conation comes from the Latin verb conari, which means 'to try' or 'make an effort', so it names the part of the mind that is about will and action — the 'trying' side rather than thinking or feeling.