misattribution

n. an incorrect inference as to the cause of an individual’s or group’s behavior or of an interpersonal event. For example, misattribution of arousal is an effect in which the physiological stimulation generated by one stimulus is mistakenly ascribed to another source. See also attribution theory.

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April 28th 2024

latent addition period

a brief time span when a second stimulus can add to the persisting effects of a preceding stimulus. The period varies with the size of the nerve and synaptic factors but lasts approximately 0.5 ms.