indirect attitude measure

any procedure for assessing attitudes that does not require a person to provide a report of his or her attitude. Nontraditional approaches to attitude measurement, such as the lost letter procedure and the error-choice technique, are examples. See also explicit attitude measure; implicit attitude measure. Compare direct attitude measure.

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February 1st 2025

interaural rivalry

interaural rivalry

the competition within the auditory system to comprehend conflicting inputs received simultaneously in both ears. Interaural rivalry has been employed in the study of temporal lobe lesions: Patients typically recall less of the information heard in the left ear if a lesion is on the right side, and vice versa. See also dichotic listening.