face–hand test

a test of tactile extinction (see double-simultaneous tactile sensation) in which the examiner touches the individual’s face and the back of his or her hand at the same time.

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May 9th 2024

Estes–Skinner procedure

another name for conditioned suppression. [after William K. Estes and B. F. Skinner, who developed the technique in 1941]