difference judgment

a judgment that two similar stimuli are not identical. The minimum difference between the stimuli necessary to make such a judgment is called the difference threshold.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

afterdischarge

n. continued production of nerve impulses after the stimulus that caused the activity has been removed.