Response priming refers to the phenomenon where an initial, often subliminal, stimulus (the prime) modulates the speed and accuracy of responses to a subsequent stimulus (the target). This modulation ...
New research provides evidence that the repetitive thoughts occupying a person’s mind can directly influence the spontaneous memories they experience later. This phenomenon, termed “preoccupation ...
In 350 BC, Aristotle reported seeing illusory movement after staring at a constantly moving stimulus. Later coined the "waterfall illusion," scientists are still investigating the properties of motion ...