Sentences with phrase «passive observation»

Real - world learning transforms passive observation into well - planned, deliberate action.

Diagnosis is based on taking a careful behavioral history, information provided by the caregiver, and passive observations of your pet.

John's initially passive observations blur into a frenetic, subjective tailspin of delusions and inebriated anxiety; his pretty - boy appearance grows grimy, his white clothes assume the soiled hue of flypaper yellow, and arid grit gets plastered to every surface, caked on every sweaty face.

This had two enormous disadvantages: Compared to controlled experiments, passive observation is usually misleading, and not even Aristotle's powers of reason could prevent blunders in his arguments.

Aristotle started from the passive observation of nature and then built up a system based on rational argument.

The space - warping quirks of relativity that lead to deviations from Newton's earlier theory of gravity only become obvious on very large scales, but our passive observations of distant planets, stars and galaxies have yet to deliver anything...

Rather than presenting visitors with icons of certainty he creates a random, complex environment which stimulates visitors to engage in their own creative process rather than merely submitting to passive observation.

Neither passive observation nor active political positioning are options — participants are typecast as gun - toting and anti-abortion.

Dissatisfied by photography as a passive observation of the outside reality, I suddenly felt the urge to create.