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kappa effect

kappa effect noun: a temporal perceptual illusion that can arise when observers judge the elapsed time between sensory stimuli applied sequentially at different locations. Subjects tend to overestimate the time between stimuli when the distance between the stimuli is large, and to underestimate the time when the distance is small.

Noun

kappa effect (plural kappa effects)

  1. A temporal perceptual illusion that can arise when observers judge the elapsed time between sensory stimuli applied sequentially at different locations. Subjects tend to overestimate the time between stimuli when the distance between the stimuli is large, and to underestimate the time when the distance is small.

Forms of kappa effect

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Questions about kappa effect

What does kappa effect mean?
Kappa effect means a temporal perceptual illusion that can arise when observers judge the elapsed time between sensory stimuli applied sequentially at different locations. Subjects tend to overestimate the time between stimuli when the distance between the stimuli is large, and to underestimate the time when the distance is small.
What part of speech is kappa effect?
Kappa effect is a noun.
What is the plural of kappa effect?
The plural of kappa effect is kappa effects.

Words near kappa effect in the dictionary

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