injunctive norm

any of various socially determined consensual standards (social norms) that describe how people should act, feel, and think in a given situation, irrespective of how people typically respond in the setting. Individuals who violate these standards are often judged negatively. Also called prescriptive norm. Compare descriptive norm.

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January 30th 2025

color mixer

a device that enables light of two different wavelengths to be presented simultaneously or in rapid sequence to the same region of the retina.