aging

n. the biological and psychological changes associated with chronological age. A distinction is often made between changes that are due to normal biological processes (see primary aging) and changes that are caused by age-related pathologies (see secondary aging).

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Psychology term of the day

October 18th 2024

Fechner’s paradox

the apparent increase in the brightness of a figure caused by closing one eye after viewing the figure with both eyes open. [Gustav Theodor Fechner]