Clever MNers wanted: Does this word exist?

[ghosty]

"Impulsivity"?

It was on DS's spelling list this week. They have a big sign up in the classroom labelled "Managing Our Impulsivity" and they are brainstorming how to 'think before we act' and 'make good choices' which is all very good and proper.
But "impulsivity"? Don't they mean "impulsive" or even "impulsiveness"?

yes it does

Sounds American English to me.

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there's even a International Society for Research on Impulsivity (ISRI)

"Impulsivity is home to literally dozens of useless electrons, their friends, and a yeti named Frank."

LOL QofQ ROFL ...

Seriously though, is it a new word or something? It isn't in our dictionary ... and it sounds so clumsy.

no LL - we know we are....... - ok some of us just like to pretend

I live in Australia and they do take on some odd words at times ... Like 'farewelling' ...
Maybe that's it ...
Sounds funny though doesn't it?

I like to to think I'm clever.
I also like to think I'm witty and attractive.

It's a perfectly cromulent word [hmmm]

Not in Chambers online. I would say 'impulsiveness'.

It's in my Chambers English Dictionary.

I wouldn't have said it was a word, no. But I'm prepared to believe it is in Australian English.

(followed this from another thread btw!)

lol at embiggened