predispositions
Built-in inclinations beforehand
Predispositions are tendencies or inclinations that make someone likely to think, feel, or act in particular ways.
The term often appears in medical and psychological contexts, where a genetic or hereditary predisposition increases the likelihood of developing a condition: She has a family predisposition to heart disease.
More broadly, predispositions can be cultural, psychological, or experiential—any prior condition that tilts someone toward a certain outcome or behavior: His predisposition toward skepticism made him question every claim.
Inclination toward a behavior
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
predilection · affinity · bent · proneness · susceptibility · likelihood · aptitude · gravitation
Genetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
chromosomes · genotype · phenotype · traits · ancestry · lineage · hereditary · mutations
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
favoritism · racism · sexism · ageism · xenophobia · ethnocentrism · homophobia · misogyny
Established mental attitude
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- mentalityCharacteristic way of reasoning
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
cognitive · temperament · personality · conditioning · schema · framing · perception · belief
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
penchant · predilection · affinity · bent · proneness · susceptibility · likelihood · aptitude · gravitation · drift
heredity
Genetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
alleles · chromosomes · genotype · phenotype · traits · ancestry · lineage · hereditary · mutations · familial
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
bigotry · favoritism · racism · sexism · ageism · xenophobia · ethnocentrism · homophobia · misogyny · ableism
mindset
Established mental attitude
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- mentalityCharacteristic way of reasoning
- outlookAttitude toward the future
worldview · cognitive · temperament · personality · conditioning · schema · framing · perception · belief · orientation
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
- vulnerabilitiesvulnerability, insecurity, weakness, self-doubt, flaw
predispositionsconditioned responses
Learned automatic reactions
acquired traits · environmental influences · nurture · conditioning · socialization
predispositionsresistances
Forces opposing movement
aversions · disinclinations · immunities · antipathies · repulsions
predispositionsopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
impartiality · neutrality · objectivity · tabula rasa · blank slate
- genetic predispositionInherited increased likelihood