volitional
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By around age 6 months, sucking has largely transitioned to a volitional action, as a result of greater involvement by the cerebral cortex.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
A planned frolic that features joyful dancing to the compulsive rhythms of a string band forgets that the conditions behind this festivity aren’t volitional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
The words “against the person of another,” she wrote, requires volitional conduct and “demands that the perpetrator direct his action at, or target, another individual.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
Spanning the late teens and early 20s, it’s a volitional, transitional period marked by exploration of life and love, work and world views.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2021
It is only through the systematic organization of the emotional dispositions in sentiments that the volitional control of the immediate promptings of the emotions is rendered possible.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
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