vibrotactile masking

the interference of one vibrotactile stimulus pattern with another that may occur if the two patterns are presented in close temporal proximity. Masking may be forward or backward.

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November 22nd 2024

precompetition anxiety

increased cognitive and physiological arousal before a competition. Precompetition anxiety may facilitate or inhibit performance, depending on the performer’s perception of readiness or apprehension. See debilitative anxiety; facilitative anxiety.