Emmert’s law

Emmert’s law

the principle that the perceived size of an afterimage is proportional to the distance of the surface on which it is projected: The larger the afterimage, the farther away it is. See size constancy. [Emil Emmert (1844–1913), German physiologist]

Related Terms

great chain of being

great chain of being a construction, attributed to Greek ph...

masturbatory satiation

masturbatory satiation a behavioral treatment aimed at alte...

selective dropout

selective dropout the nonrandom loss of participants from a...

status

status n. 1. the reputation or position of an i...

faithful participant

faithful participant a research participant who cooperates...

concurrence seeking

concurrence seeking striving to avoid disagreements and deb...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter E

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z