Sentence examples for regressive explanations from inspiring English sources

So, the third reason for behaviorism's appeal is that it tries to avoid circular, regressive explanations of behavior.

The main finding that the system appears to be regressive constitutes, a priori, a puzzle, that might find explanation in the lower probability that low-income earners have of accessing to a retirement benefit as reported in Forteza et al. (2009).

8 A key limitation of progressivity analysis, as indeed of BIA and other such quantitative measures of healthcare financing equity, is that they offer little explanation as to why a distribution is progressive or regressive.

To account for this, we modeled auto regressive terms.

Regressive, anyone?

"It's very regressive".

These are highly regressive.

Categories are almost regressive.

It is regressive and reactionary".

(See progressive tax; regressive tax).

This would be horribly regressive.