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arpeggio paradox

the apparent refutation of the stimulus–response view of behavior patterns that is provided by the speed at which accomplished pianists play arpeggios. Key strikes are too fast for nerve conduction to the brain to occur between them, so that one strike cannot serve as a stimulus for the next.

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constructionism

n. see constructivism.