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Perky effect

Perky effect noun: the phenomenon whereby sensory input, or perceptions, can be mistaken for a mental image when perceptual processes and mental imagery interfere with each other.

Noun

Perky effect (plural Perky effects)

  1. The phenomenon whereby sensory input, or perceptions, can be mistaken for a mental image when perceptual processes and mental imagery interfere with each other.
    • If Perky effects like these are indeed indicative of visual imagery making use of the same neural resources recruited for actual vision, then they can naturally be extended to language processing.2007, Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Methods in Cognitive Linguistics, page 286

Forms of Perky effect

pluralPerky effects

Origin of Perky effect

Named after Cheves Perky (1874–1940), American psychologist, who carried out a related experiment in which subjects were asked to visualize various objects on a screen while, unknown to them, very faint patches of color resembling these objects were projected onto the screen.

Questions about Perky effect

What does Perky effect mean?
Perky effect means the phenomenon whereby sensory input, or perceptions, can be mistaken for a mental image when perceptual processes and mental imagery interfere with each other.
What part of speech is Perky effect?
Perky effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Perky effect?
The plural of Perky effect is Perky effects.

Words near Perky effect in the dictionary

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