T-scope (Noun)
Meaning
Scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The psychologist carefully calibrated the t-scope to display the images for precisely 100 milliseconds each.
- To minimize the impact of the test subjects' prior expectations, the t-scope was programmed to randomize the sequence of visual stimuli.
- In the laboratory, researchers employed a t-scope to assess the effects of visual priming on human behavior.
- By utilizing the t-scope, the researchers were able to determine the threshold for perception of faint visual stimuli.
- A critical component of the study was the use of a t-scope to briefly present words with positive or negative connotations to the test subjects.