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disposition
disposition In historical psychology, disposition means a pre-existing mental or nervous tendency—either inborn or formed by past experience—that helps shape later mental processes.
In historical psychology, disposition means a pre-existing mental or nervous tendency—either inborn or formed by past experience—that helps shape later mental processes. It has a preparatory influence on what comes next, such as expectation, and can refer broadly to both native tendencies and acquired habits.