molar
- adjective
- /ˈmoʊlər/
- Specialized
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molar
- Researchers often analyze behavior at a molar level to understand the broader patterns that emerge in group dynamics.
Examples
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One key distinction, however, is that the CLASS-S focuses on broad patterns of interaction assessed at a molar level, as opposed to the time-sampling and counting of discrete behaviors as in the Ecobehavioral Assessment Systems Software.
Academic text (2013) -
Examine whether a broad, molar, observational measure of the quality of teacher-student interactions could predict achievement in classrooms at the secondary level across diverse content areas.
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Yeats saw himself and the Irish artists allied with him as responsible for discovering, reproducing, and circulating that image, transforming the audience from molecular individuals into a molar nation, and he believed the political life of a state should have exactly the same end.
Academic text (2001) -
From these examples, we would discern that current family systems theories propose that stress can change the behavior of family members and that patterns of behavior between family members are discernible; that unconscious fantasies are reflections of unconscious forces driving behavior; and that principles of behavior operating at the level of the individual also operate on behavior viewed at a more molar level.
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When studying societal changes, it's essential to consider molar factors that influence collective behavior rather than just individual actions.
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In psychology, molar processes reveal how large-scale social influences can shape individual thoughts and behaviors.
Antonyms
Compounds
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9.9
Tissue in the womb during early pregnancy that forms a mass of small sacs and causes loss of the baby
- Specialized
Amount of a substance dissolved in one liter of solution measured in moles per liter
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Molar meaning 'large-scale' comes from the Latin moles 'mass' or 'bulk'. That's why in psychology or behavior studies a molar view looks at whole patterns or big units of action rather than small parts.