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perceptual cues

1. features of a stimulus that are perceived and used by an organism in a particular situation or setting to identify and make judgments about that stimulus and its properties.

2. features of a situation that indicate the expected behavior. See demand characteristics.

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induced color

induced color

a color change in a visual field resulting from stimulation of a neighboring area, rather than from stimulation of the part of the field in which the change appears.