contrast effect

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• Contrast effect — A contrast effect is the enhancement or diminishment, relative to normal, of perception, cognition and related performance as a result of immediately previous or simultaneous exposure to a stimulus of lesser or greater value in the same dimension …   Wikipedia

• Negative (positive) contrast effect — in operant conditioning In the behavioral theory of operant conditioning, the negative contrast effect is evident when an attempt to reinforce a particular behavior through reward; when the rewards are finally withdrawn or reduced the subject is… …   Wikipedia

• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound — (CEUS) is the application of ultrasound contrast medium to traditional medical sonography. Ultrasound contrast agents rely on the different ways in which sound waves are reflected from interfaces between substances. This may be the surface of a… …   Wikipedia

• Contrast-induced nephropathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N99.0 ICD 9 586 Co …   Wikipedia

• Contrast — Contrast, das Abstechende, der Abstich, ist nicht reiner Gegensatz, sondern das Nebeneinanderstellen mehrerer Gegenstände zum Zwecke der Vergleichung, des Hervorhebens Eines oder des Andern. Häßlich ist z. B. der Contrast von schön; wird nun ein… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

• Contrast bath therapy — Contrast bath therapy, also known as hot/cold immersion therapy ,[1] is a form of treatment where a limb or the entire body is immersed in ice water followed by the immediate immersion of the limb or body in warm water.[2]. This procedure is… …   Wikipedia

• Contrast — Con*trast , v. t. 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contrast — [kən trast′; ] for n. [ kän′trast΄] vt. [Fr contraster < It & VL * contrastare, to withstand < L contra, against + stare, to STAND] to compare so as to point out the differences; set off against one another vi. to show differences when… …   English World dictionary

• Contrast ratio — The contrast ratio is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black) that the system is capable of producing. A high contrast ratio is a desired aspect of… …   Wikipedia

• contrast — con|trast1 W2 [ˈkɔntra:st US ˈka:ntræst] n 1.) [U and C] a difference between people, ideas, situations, things etc that are being compared ▪ While there are similarities in the two cultures, there are also great contrasts. contrast between ▪ the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contrast — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a difference between people, ideas, or things etc that are compared (+ between): The contrast between the two sisters surprised him. 2 in contrast/by contrast used when you are comparing objects or situations and saying that they… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English