Glossary I

Glossary I

Illusory Correlation .refers to the perception of a relationship where None exists.It is the tendency to see relationships, or correlations, between events that are actually unrelated

Illusory correlations help explain many superstitious and erroneous beliefs such as the presumption that the full moon causes abnormal behavior, that sugar makes children hyperactive, and that weather changes trigger arthritis pain.

Illusory motion refers to the perception of motion when there actually is none.

Illustrators refer to gestures people use to illustrate what they are saying.

Image refers to a mental representation that has picture-like qualities; an icon.

- Image Displacement Signal (IDS) : Image Displacement Signal (IDS) is a term in Corollary discharge theory which refers to the signal that occurs when an image stimulates the receptors by moving across them.

Image theory refers to a Descriptive theory of decision making that posits that the process consists of two stages: (1) a non-compensatory screening of options against the decision maker’s image of values and future, in which the number of options is reduced to a very small set, and (2) if necessary, a compensatory choice process.

Imageless thoughts is a term which according to Külpe refers to the pure mental acts of, for example, judging and doubting, without those acts having any particular referents or images.

Imagery refers to the mental representation of things that are not currently being sensed by the sense organs.