impressibility
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Such methods are limited in their effect in proportion to human impressibility and cannot possibly supersede all use of remedies which reach thousands of cases in which mental operations would be entirely futile.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
Thus where the laws and conditions of impressibility are understood, it is not anomalous that so few are impressed, but this fact confirms the theory of sensitiveness.
From Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science by Hudson Tuttle
Her restored good humor, her splendid beauty, and Mr. Owen's impressibility and generosity sufficiently cover the ground.
From The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James
This is seen in grief and fear, which diminish, while hope and joy increase the impressibility of this tissue.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
But impressibility does not imply disease, although it may make the system more accessible to slight morbific agencies.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
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