The normal, or default, mode of human cognition, for example, is holistic, given to seeing relationships among elements, but people in WEIRD societies think more analytically.
For example, a holistic energy efficient building design approach can reduce the size of mechanical systems compensating the additional cost of energy efficiency features.
Gestalt psychologists, for example, emphasised holistic aspects of perception (Palmer, 1996) while empiricist theories interpreted visual perception in terms of sensation and association (Spelke, 1990).
These included the following: a desire for "natural" or non-invasive treatments; qualities of complementary therapy consultations (for example, a "holistic" approach); personal commitment to "alternative" philosophies of health; and prior experiences of benefit from complementary therapies for other health problems or asthma (a factor in initial and continued use for asthma respectively).
For example, respectful, holistic, individualised, empowering, gender specific and cultural awareness, became sub-themes of 'patient-centred care.' All ideas listed in the Microsoft Office® Excel (v14) spread sheets (see the above procedure) for each nominal group were then thematically analysed according to the 12 higher order themes.
And research shows that tests like the SAT have a growing correlation with race, adding little to the large body of applicant data now employed in, for example, UC's holistic approach to admissions.
For example, timbre, another holistic attribute of sounds, may be derived in part from integrative comparisons between envelope and fine-structural information over a larger region of the tonotopic map than is used for holistic pitch.
People may pursue a particular treatment if they perceive their illness in a certain way or hold particular treatment beliefs, for example having a holistic approach to health and illness being the strongest predictor of CAM use[ 89].
For example, the individualised and holistic nature of TCM requires tools for complexity research, research of the science of individuality and personalised medicine, as well as novel statistics [ 126].
For example, various types of holistic management aim to reduce or even eliminate the use of inputs such as fertilisers by adopting alternative grazing systems and through the increased use of other nutrient sources such as N-fixing trees.
