Sentence examples for instrumental relation from inspiring English sources

But in this case, the relation between my intrinsic desire and my desire not to act on my desire to yell is not quite an instrumental relation.

An example is how the action of cleaning a gun is different in English and Shawnee: English focuses on the instrumental relation between two objects and the purpose of the action (removing dirt); whereas the Shawnee language focuses on the movement—using an arm to create a dry space in a hole.

Indeed, several findings suggest that learners who are not familiar with a particular topic primarily pose basic orienting questions in their attempt to mend declarative knowledge deficits, whereas learners with high prior knowledge probe into causal and instrumental relations more often (e.g., Chin and Osborne 2008; Costa et al. 2000; Scardamalia and Bereiter 1992).

where ptrans e, x, y) is a primitive predicate expressing that event e is a physical transport by agent x of object y, move expresses bodily motion by an agent, and by-means-of expresses the instrumental-action relation between the move event and the ptrans event.

In particular, things can have additional value in virtue of non-instrumental extrinsic relations.

Note that the disparities in the spectra of identical cell suspensions were based solely on the differences of the spectrophotometer configuration, bringing to light the importance of understanding the instrumental arrangement in relation to data interpretation.

The Quality of Life Scale (QLS) is a 21-item, semi-structured, interviewer-administered instrument that covers the dimensions of intrapsychic foundations, interpersonal relations, instrumental roles, and common objects and activities (each item is rated 0 = severe impairment to 6 = high functioning; total score ranging from 0 to 126) [ 9].

Becoming dean of the School of Social Work of Atlanta (Georgia) University in 1954, he was instrumental in improving relations between city and university.

Under pressure from owners of capital and the market imperative to deliver profits, Filipino research participants seek to transform de-personalised, instrumental or exploitative relations into a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Scale items are grouped conceptually to form four subscales: Intrapsychic Foundations; Interpersonal Relations; Instrumental Role; and Common Objects and Activities.

Compared to the other professions, physicians placed more responsibility on health professionals than on patients in relation to instrumental communication and adaptation to health beliefs.