tau effect

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Synonyms: take effect, ram effect

Antonyms: take effect, ram effect

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Noun

1. A [[spatial]] [[perceptual]] [[illusion]] that arises when observers judge the distance between consecutive [[stimulus|stimuli]] in a sequence. When the distance between stimuli is [[constant]] but the time between stimuli is not, subjects tend to misperceive the shorter [[temporal]] [[interval]] as being accompanied by a shorter [[spatial]] interval.

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