Tachistoscope definition
An apparatus that projects a series of images onto a screen at rapid speed to test visual perception, memory, and learning.
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An apparatus that exposes words, pictures, etc. for a measured fraction of a second, used to increase reading speed or to test memory, perception, etc.
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An apparatus that projects a series of images onto a screen at rapid speed to test visual perception, memory, and learning.
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A device that displays a series of brief images; used by psychologists to investigate perception, memory and learning.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
tachistoscope
Plural:
tachistoscopesOrigin of tachistoscope
- Greek takhistos superlative of takhus swift –scope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition