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KembaraXtra-Psychology - Aubert effect
The Aubert effect occurs when a person fixates on an illuminated vertical bar in a dark room for a minute or two and then tilts the head sideways by roughly 30 degrees or more; the bar then appears tilted in the opposite direction. This demonstrates that vestibular semicircular canal information alone is insufficient for full vertical orientation in darkness, and it can be demonstrated using a simple setup such as a flashlight in a box with a diffusing slit. It is named after Hermann Aubert (1826–92).
The Aubert effect occurs when a person fixates on an illuminated vertical bar in a dark room for a minute or two and then tilts the head sideways by roughly 30 degrees or more; the bar then appears tilted in the opposite direction. This demonstrates that vestibular semicircular canal information alone is insufficient for full vertical orientation in darkness, and it can be demonstrated using a simple setup such as a flashlight in a box with a diffusing slit. It is named after Hermann Aubert (1826–92).
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - atypical antipsychotic
Atypical antipsychotics are drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders that generally produce fewer neuroleptic-induced side effects than conventional neuroleptics. Examples commonly discussed include clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, sertindole, and related agents.
Atypical antipsychotics are drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders that generally produce fewer neuroleptic-induced side effects than conventional neuroleptics. Examples commonly discussed include clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, sertindole, and related agents.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - attuition
Attuition is a hypothetical mode of apprehension proposed as being lower than full human perception but higher than simple sensation, and it is sometimes contrasted with intuition.
Attuition is a hypothetical mode of apprehension proposed as being lower than full human perception but higher than simple sensation, and it is sometimes contrasted with intuition.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audiokinetic response
An audiokinetic response is an automatic eye movement triggered by changes in body position relative to a continuous sound source, helping maintain gaze fixation on potentially important objects.
An audiokinetic response is an automatic eye movement triggered by changes in body position relative to a continuous sound source, helping maintain gaze fixation on potentially important objects.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audiogyral illusion
An audiogyral illusion is a sound-localization error where a sound fixed relative to the head (for example on a boom a few feet in front of the nose) is nevertheless perceived as coming from directly overhead when the head turns, and similar overhead mislocalizations occur when a person rotates on a platform with the sound rotating with them, or when vection is induced by a rotating striped drum while a sound source remains fixed outside. The illusion was discovered by Hans Wallach (1904–98) and published in 1940, and it is explained because head/body rotation normally changes transient disparities, phase delays, and sonic shadows except for sources directly above or below; terrestrial experience therefore biases interpretation toward an overhead source. It is compared with the audiogravic illusion and relates to sound localization.
An audiogyral illusion is a sound-localization error where a sound fixed relative to the head (for example on a boom a few feet in front of the nose) is nevertheless perceived as coming from directly overhead when the head turns, and similar overhead mislocalizations occur when a person rotates on a platform with the sound rotating with them, or when vection is induced by a rotating striped drum while a sound source remains fixed outside. The illusion was discovered by Hans Wallach (1904–98) and published in 1940, and it is explained because head/body rotation normally changes transient disparities, phase delays, and sonic shadows except for sources directly above or below; terrestrial experience therefore biases interpretation toward an overhead source. It is compared with the audiogravic illusion and relates to sound localization.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audiogravic illusion
An audiogravic illusion is a sound-localization error occurring when the body is tilted away from upright without visual cues, causing the sound source to be perceived where it would be relative to the body if the body were upright; it is compared with the audiogyral illusion.
An audiogravic illusion is a sound-localization error occurring when the body is tilted away from upright without visual cues, causing the sound source to be perceived where it would be relative to the body if the body were upright; it is compared with the audiogyral illusion.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audiogram
An audiogram is a graphical record of absolute thresholds for pure tones across frequencies measured with an audiometer, often plotted as hearing loss (deviation from average thresholds) in decibels versus frequency, providing a full profile of auditory acuity.
An audiogram is a graphical record of absolute thresholds for pure tones across frequencies measured with an audiometer, often plotted as hearing loss (deviation from average thresholds) in decibels versus frequency, providing a full profile of auditory acuity.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audiogenic seizure
An audiogenic seizure is a convulsion triggered by prolonged exposure to high-frequency sounds, particularly studied in animals such as rats, mice, hamsters, and rabbits, and it links conceptually to infrasound and ultrasound.
An audiogenic seizure is a convulsion triggered by prolonged exposure to high-frequency sounds, particularly studied in animals such as rats, mice, hamsters, and rabbits, and it links conceptually to infrasound and ultrasound.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audioanalgesia
Audioanalgesia is reduced pain perception during exposure to loud sounds, and it can also refer to using music or sound to distract attention away from pain in settings such as dentistry; it relates to analgesia.
Audioanalgesia is reduced pain perception during exposure to loud sounds, and it can also refer to using music or sound to distract attention away from pain in settings such as dentistry; it relates to analgesia.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - audile
Audile can mean (1) simply “auditory,” relating to hearing, or (2) a person whose mental imagery is characteristically sound-based rather than visual, tactile, or motor; it is compared with motile, tactile, and visualizer.
Audile can mean (1) simply “auditory,” relating to hearing, or (2) a person whose mental imagery is characteristically sound-based rather than visual, tactile, or motor; it is compared with motile, tactile, and visualizer.
