volitional
Pronunciation: [vəˈlɪʃənl]
Word
Context: "psychology"
(adjective) related to the power of making choices or decisions. It describes actions that come from a person's own will, not something forced or accidental. If you decided what to eat for lunch all by yourself, that was a volitional choice.
Example
Choosing to help a friend is a volitional act because you did it out of your own free will.
Example
He didn't make a volitional choice when he followed the crowd; he was just going along with everyone else.
Example
Can you think of a time when you made a volitional decision instead of just following what others wanted?
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