psyching out

the use of various techniques to create fear, apprehension, and doubt in another person. This colloquialism probably originated in sport with reference to the psyching out of a competitor but has become generalized to numerous other situations.

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November 25th 2024

association-reaction time

in a word-association test, the elapsed time between stimulus and response.