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

October 10th 2024

law of contrast

a principle of association stating that opposites are reminders of one another: encountering or thinking about one (e.g., a snow-covered field) tends to bring to mind the other (e.g., a sunny beach). Initially proposed as a distinct, essential concept in associationism, the law of contrast later came to be viewed as a special case of the law of contiguity.