temporal aspects of consciousness

those properties of consciousness relating to time and duration, including the specious present, the length of time necessary for sensory stimulation to come to awareness, and the subjective perception of time intervals. See protensity.

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November 28th 2024

fatigue effect

a decline in performance on a prolonged or demanding research task that is generally attributed to the participant becoming tired or bored with the task. The fatigue effect is an important consideration when administering a lengthy survey or test in which participants’ performance may worsen simply due to the challenges of an extended task.