English Explanatory Dictionary

motonormativity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.

Word forms

motonormativity motornormativity

Etymology

From moto- (“motor car”) + normativity. Coined by professors Ian Walker, Alan Tapp, and Adrian Davis from Swansea University in a 2023 study.

Synonyms

car brain windshield bias
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