foul

adj.

1. in the Zwaardemaker smell system, denoting an odor quality that is associated with bedbugs and French marigolds.

2. denoting one of the primary odor qualities in Henning’s odor prism.

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Psychology term of the day

November 23rd 2024

haptic Müller-Lyer illusion

an illusion in touch in which tangible lines that end in a pattern with arrowheads that face toward each other are judged as longer than lines that end with arrowheads that face away from each other. See also haptic illusion. [Franz Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German psychiatrist and sociologist]