aversive
Example Sentences
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Trying hard is costly and aversive, but it’s something humans value.
From Washington Post
In another, dogs reportedly trained with aversive tools were, as the researchers put it, more "pessimistic" than dogs that were not, based on their hesitation in approaching a bowl of food.
From Salon
He has also explored people’s subconscious views of creativity, and found that innovation is aversive in part because it can intensify feelings of uncertainty.
From New York Times
They believe that the liars' gaze is aversive and furtive – in simple terms, that the person is struggling to look you in the eye.
From Salon
We procrastinate on tasks we find “difficult, unpleasant, aversive or just plain boring or stressful.”
From Washington Post
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