interpolated task

an activity that is presented between two experimental tasks to fill time or to disguise the connection between the two critical tasks. For instance, an interpolated arithmetic task might be given between the study phase and test phase of a memory experiment. See also interference.

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extracellular space

the fluid-filled space in an organism that lies outside the plasma membrane of cells.