interactionism

[ in-ter-ak-shuh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈæk ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun Philosophy.

a theory that the mind and the body may each affect the other.

Origin of interactionism

First recorded in 1900–05; interaction + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM interactionism

in·ter·ac·tion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby interactionism

interac, interacinous, interact, interactant, interaction, interactionism, interactive, interactive engineering, interactive fiction, interactive video, interactive whiteboard

British Dictionary definitions for interactionism

interactionism
/ (ˌɪntərˈækʃəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

philosophy the dualistic doctrine that holds that mind and body have a causal effect upon one another, as when pricking one's finger (physical) causes pain (mental), or an embarrassing memory (mental) causes one to blush (physical) Compare parallelism (def. 3)