nauseous

adj. in the Zwaardemaker smell system, denoting an odor quality that is smelled in feces and carrion flowers.

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Psychology term of the day

March 9th 2025

true experiment

a study in which participants are assigned at random to two or more experimentally manipulated treatment conditions or to a treatment group and a control group. This type of experiment is in contrast to quasi-experimental designs, such as natural experiments and field experiments.