impulsion

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From this it immediately follows that there will be two types of will, in one of which impulsions will predominate, in the other inhibitions.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

Later on, when each developed individuality and became personally conscious of impulsions and desires, the attraction of the light increased. 

From White Fang by London, Jack

Man's conduct appears as the mere resultant of all his various impulsions and inhibitions.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

I cannot name any one author who exclusively influenced me in that respect,—as to the fittest expression of thought—but thought itself had many impulsions from very various sources, a matter not to your present purpose.

From Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Browning, Robert

Rousseau would leave prepubescent years to nature and to these primal hereditary impulsions and allow the fundamental traits of savagery their fling till twelve.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley