nondirective
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- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.dɪˈrɛk.tɪv/
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no directivo
- The teacher asked a nondirective question, allowing the students to express their own opinions.
- nondirective counseling
- nondirective approach
Examples
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The method of sampling the verbal behavior of an individual under the influence of a drug—directive, nondirective, free-associative, etc.—also determines the kinds of reactions observed.
Blog text (32) -
The Art and Cultural Project, which combines elements of both the nondirective art workshop and the community self-help project, began in 1990 with a textile painting workshop for San women.
Academic text (1997) -
"So what do you think of the story so far?" he asks her: a nondirective question if she ever heard one.
Fiction book (1995) -
Thereafter, the assessor was nondirective, but encouraged and supported the child's play with the toy.
Academic text (2006) -
Nondirective prompts and encouragements were used to facilitate responding.
Academic text (2004) -
Appropriate nondirective counseling about the risks associated with conception, pregnancy, and childbearing was not a standard practice of care because of the risk of transmission at this time.
Academic text (2013) -
Over the past decade, however, there has been a shift toward various types of mindfulness meditation and nondirective meditation, as these techniques have increasingly been embraced by psychologists and psychiatrists.
Academic text (2013) -
At the same time, though, another author noted that the current discourse related to AIDS and reproductive decision-making threatened the well-established practice of nondirective counseling.
Academic text (2013) -
A mediator who follows the more traditional "facilitative" or nondirective style of mediation tries not to interject his or her views, values, or opinions into the negotiating process, Sherman says.
Academic text (2003) -
In particular, notions of relativism, the absence of morals, and the assumption that teachers must remain neutral and nondirective have been challenged (Boyd & Bogan, 1984).
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
Not able to make major decisions for a company
Not involving force, threats, or pressure to make someone do something
How Directive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nondirective begins with non- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from direct, which means 'to lead or show the way' and appears in words like direction and director. So a nondirective approach is 'not directing' and does not give instructions, instead it lets people find their own answers.