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Dela Posted 17 years ago
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Reflexive routine
What's more, the fact that they kept repeating their defensive actions in the face of manager's efforts to turn the group's attention to its own role shows that this defensiveness had become a reflexive routine.
I am not clear of the meaning of "reflexive routine".
I am not clear of the meaning of "reflexive routine".
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Hello, Dela "Reflexive" derives from "reflex". It means "unintentional", "automatical". They kept doing it without any evident external cause.
- Hello, Dela "Reflexive" derives from "reflex".
- It means "unintentional", "automatical".
- They kept doing it without any evident external cause.
- Anton
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Hello, Dela
"Reflexive" derives from "reflex". It means "unintentional", "automatical". They kept doing it without any evident external cause.
Anton
"Reflexive" derives from "reflex". It means "unintentional", "automatical". They kept doing it without any evident external cause.
Anton
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Thanks. I learned that Reflexive is a kind of noun, like myself, yourself, etc. Just a little confused that it has the meaning of unintentional, automatical.
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