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method of choice

a psychophysical procedure in which the participant is presented with several arrays of stimuli, one of which contains the target stimulus. The participant’s task is to choose the array that contains the target stimulus.

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contraception

contraception

n. any method intended to prevent conception, that is, the natural fertilization of the female ovum by the male spermatozoa. See birth control. —contraceptive n., adj.