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prepotent stimulus

any stimulus that is dominant over any other competing stimulus in that it is more likely to gain attention or elicit a response.

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May 2nd 2024

transience

transience

n.

1. impermanence.

2. a feeling of impermanence combined with an anticipation of loss. In classical psychoanalytic theory, the idea that everything is transient may interfere with enjoyment and preclude the establishment of deep or lasting relationships. —transient adj.