wobble switch

an interface between a device and the user that is similar to a joystick. The switch is activated when the stick is pushed off-center in any direction and can therefore be activated by the gross body movements of users with physical disabilities.

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Psychology term of the day

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.