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Kinesis vs Psionics - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between kinesis and psionics

is that kinesis is the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus while psionics is (science fiction) mental powers that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.

kinesis

English

Noun

(wikipedia kinesis) (en-noun)
  • the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus

    • Usage notes

    * Unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate — that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity — depends on the intensity of the stimulation.

    Related terms

    * -kinesis * kinetic * cinema

    psionics

    English

    (wikipedia psionics)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (science fiction) Mental powers that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.
  • * 1976 , Reginald Bretnor, The Craft of Science Fiction
    • In any case, psionics appears quite legitimately in science fiction.
  • * 1998 , Gary Westfahl, The Mechanics of Wonder: The Creation of the Idea of Science Fiction
    • In the 1960s, Campbell abandoned his public obsessions with psionics and pseudo-science.