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temper

n.

1. a display of irritation or anger, or a tendency to be quick to anger. See also temper tantrum.

2. a personality characteristic, disposition, or mood.

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October 9th 2024

method of absolute judgment

method of absolute judgment

a psychophysical procedure in which stimuli are presented in random order to a participant, whose task is to place each stimulus in a particular category. The stimuli usually vary along one or two dimensions, such as brightness or loudness. Also called absolute-judgment method.