visual threshold

1. the minimum level of stimulation that can be detected visually.

2. any of the thresholds for detecting various aspects of visual stimulation, including intensity, resolution, contrast sensitivity, movement acuities, position acuities, and so on.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

manoptoscope

n. a hollow cone used for measuring eye dominance. The observer views a small target by placing the base of the cone near the eyes and then viewing the target through the small end of the cone while closing first one eye and then the other. The eye through which the target is actually seen is the dominant eye.