Definition of kneeâjerk. : readily predictable : automatic kneeâjerk reactions; also, disapproving : reacting in a readily predictable way The man was such a bleeding-heart knee-jerk liberal that you could predict the rest of the column after reading the first sentence. â Andrew M. Greeley.
And if the name is as old as Women's Liberation, the problem is at least as old, if not older. Horizontal hostility is a form of power-as-domination between and among women. the most appropriate context for discussing it is in terms of relations of power among women. values, attitudes and behaviours and never behave badly towards other women. important to keep in mind the main enemy, i.e. male domination.
The horizontal gaze nystagmus (âHGNâ) test is one used by police officers to establish probable cause to arrest a person for DWI. In theory, when used in combination with other field sobriety tests, HGN supposedly helps police officers correctly distinguish suspects who are under the influence of alcohol from those who are not.