The children of psychologists are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The kind of experimentalism we see with Simpson is not in the avant garde tradition to be sure. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
I can’t quite sit comfortably with the idea of Updike as a writer who is not interested in experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [On John Updike « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Like lucia, he understands the value of experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [Exponential Growth in Physical Systems #2 « Climate Audit] Reference
Maybe so, but there's more to it than a little stylistic experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
It retains an experimentalism and prowess that left me reeling as I left the cinema. From Wordnik.com. [Ingmar Bergman: The Top Five List] Reference
But then, for all the experimentalism, not one of these productions is truly startling. From Wordnik.com. [Caledonia; The Gospel at Colonus; Vieux Carré] Reference
This is part of the scientistic pseudo-experimentalism that many economists like to engage in. From Wordnik.com. [Becker and Posner Cannot Avoid A Priori Reasoning - The Austrian Economists] Reference
The aggregate, however, is wholly original, 21st-century experimentalism that stirs both body and soul. From Wordnik.com. [Album review: Portico Quartet, "Isla"] Reference
Van Sant tells his story in a conventional style, without the experimentalism that marks some of his films. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Handel: Movie Review: Milk] Reference
In his experimentalism, Peirce placed great impor - tance on the neglected role of Hypothesis as a mode of reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [PRAGMATISM] Reference
After all, it's from an artist whose work is closely aligned with the downtown Manhattan experimentalism of the 1980s. From Wordnik.com. [String Theory: Reviewing 'Party Intellectuals'] Reference
The compilation Source Lab 2, released last month, collects a dozen examples of French bass-and-drums studio experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [Disquiet » Source Lab 2] Reference
It's appealingly simple, I admit, and it short-circuits all the essentialist strictures my thrawn experimentalism rebels against. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
It is James' spirit of experimentalism and his insistence on judging ideas, good and bad, by their results -- by fruits, not roots. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Lydon: Reading Obama's Mind: Pragmatism and Its Perils (AUDIO)] Reference
It is James 'spirit of experimentalism and his insistence on judging ideas, good and bad, by their results -- by fruits, not roots. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Lydon: Reading Obama's Mind: Pragmatism and Its Perils (AUDIO)] Reference
It's a pretty accurate description that takes the experimentalism of the Knife and Fever Ray and adds unexpected moments of pure pop. From Wordnik.com. [New music: Niki and the Dove – Mother Protect] Reference
Their records are collages of pop gems, guitar rock anthems, and experimentalism; seeing it come together live promises to be a treat. From Wordnik.com. [weekend outlook : broken social scene | Seattle Metblogs] Reference
In style the vogue was for a mild experimentalism, while in subject the emphasis was on a bright, knowing modernity and sophistication. From Wordnik.com. [The Master of Sleep] Reference
Barton immediately informs us that Lutz's fiction "is difficult to read (to some the mark of experimentalism, to others shoddy craftsmanship) ...". From Wordnik.com. [Book Reviewing] Reference
It's been said before about him, but Silver & Gold makes it worth repeating: Mr. Young's complacency can sound as rewarding as his fearless experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [Neil Young's Semi-Precious mettle] Reference
It is likewise antagonistic to the new Baconian experimentalism, holding that empirical findings can at best present examples of what reason itself demonstrates. From Wordnik.com. [Spinoza's Physical Theory] Reference
I'd agree with Scott's comment on the system as it pertains to that pomo experimentalism; I think much of it is literary Sudoku, and "challenge consumers" is a good term. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest Teacup Tempest] Reference
I want to entertain, but I also want to encourage my readers to challenge assumptions, which means subverting conventions, but not so much as to become pure experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Edge: Have I Stumbled Upon a New Idear? (Blog)] Reference
The group's sound, as well as its membership, has mutated over the course of 30 albums: harsh at first, it eventually became poppier, then reverted to aggressive experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [FallNews - all mud and witches] Reference
Revolver set the tone for the rampant experimentalism that would take place during sessions for. From Wordnik.com. [PopMatters] Reference
But the downtown dance scene has a reputation for challenging experimentalism, an aspect I don't see represented here. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
There's none of the experimentalism or intellectualism O'Brien so winningly displayed during his brief "Tonight" tenure. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
Odd Blood furrows a similarly schizophrenic path, flitting between ultra-distorted experimentalism and undiluted upbeat pop. From Wordnik.com. [The Line Of Best Fit] Reference
Dialogue is a solid collection that spends time on both sides of the line between hip-hop beatmaking and electronic experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [75 or Less - Album Reviews] Reference
Had James McCartney chosen a musical life of experimentalism rather than grungey rock, he might have sidestepped the expectations borne by Beatle blood. From Wordnik.com. [Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The medium was the message, and PE's astonishing militant montage was remarkable for both its rabble-rousing sloganeering and its textural experimentalism. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
Having shared the stage with the Moldy Peaches on more than one occasion, she's had a traceable sense of humor and experimentalism running through her work. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
The subtext of her essay, "Two Paths For the Novel", suggests that she, too, may be about to embrace the kind of cross-formal experimentalism that Shields propounds. From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Complex combination of technical calculated progressive metal sound with symphonic strings/arrangements and heavy prog experimentalism gave us attractive music with many layers. From Wordnik.com. [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference
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