distorting-photograph procedure

a procedure for assessing body-size perception that asks individuals to indicate their size by adjusting a photographic self-image so that it appears withing a range of 20% over or under their actual size. Discrepancy between the body size in the selected image and that of an accurate image is used as an index of perceptual distortion of body size.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

paraworld

n. a hypothetical world of ideal conditions that serves as a basis for formulating a model of some system or process believed to be true in the actual world. Such model building can be an important strategy in science.