naturalistic
adjective/ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk/
/ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk/
- (of artists, writers, etc. or their work) showing things as they appear in the natural worldTopics Literature and writingc2
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- copying the way things are in the natural world
- to study behaviour in laboratory and naturalistic settings
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