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Synonyms for pause

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Synonyms for pause

to stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

to be irresolute in acting or doing

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Synonyms for pause

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Pausing gives us the power to change direction--and with power comes responsibility.
Van Waes and Schellens (2003) compared the pausing behavior of experienced writers in computer keyboard settings against pen-and-paper settings.
It could be argued, on the basis of Dragsted's individual measurements mentioned below, that less than 4 seconds is enough to account for differences in typing speed; however, Jensen' s aim was not to define segmentation patterns on the basis of pausing. Rather, Jensen attempts to identify where problems may occur, since problem identification and problem solving presumably requires more cognitive effort than "normal" changes in the attentional state.
4 for the four conditions: switches from speaker one to speaker two (1 [right arrow] 2), switches from speaker two to one (2 [right arrow] 1), speaker one internal pausing (1 [right arrow] 1) and speaker two internal pausing (2 [right arrow] 2).
In pausing studies Goldman-Eisler's (1968) more than 250msec figure has often been considered as a standard criterion because less pausing times than 250msec has been regarded as a necessary factor in articulation.
Step back down and repeat without pausing. When you've finished on your left leg, repeat with your right.
Pausing under FR schedules might occur, in part, because the subject needs time to consume the previously delivered reinforcer or to recover from fatigue incurred in the course of responding.
He often likes to whistle the four phrases of "How Much Is that Doggie in the Window?" However, sometimes he indicates, by pausing after phrase A, that he wants me to whistle phrase B.
and let yourself groove," published in a 2003 issue of the feminist journal LTTR, Greenwood argues that, while pausing a video is typically regarded as a temporary disengagement with what one is watching, this (in)action on the contrary creates the space in which real participation can happen, where passive viewing opens up to the possibility of agency.
"Local is the new organic," McKibben proclaims, pausing on his walk to visit farmers' markets and community forests--a small-scale renaissance thriving in a runaway world.
The parties in the Finnish negotiations for a general income policy are pausing today (11 November).
Mr Lickley explained: "The problem with lie detection from pauses is that a fluent liar would avoid pausing, so may be difficult to detect."
The straight-arm shoulder shrug (i.e., pulling the shoulders upward toward the ears, pausing and returning slowly) should be substituted.
Although pre-ratio pausing is a characteristic feature of fixed ratio (FR) schedules of reinforcement, pausing reduces the rate at which reinforcement is earned.