representative factors

in some studies of higher, nonhuman primates, hypothetical mental functions that permit the animals to continue or renew a response after the original stimulus is discontinued. Such functions are presumed to involve some form of mental representation of stimuli.

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January 15th 2025

experimental realism

the extent to which a controlled study is meaningful and engaging to participants, eliciting responses that are spontaneous and natural. See also mundane realism.