Psychiatry and Psychology

Perceptual Distortion

Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Distortion, Perceptual
  • Distortions, Perceptual
  • Perceptual Distortions

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

69(67)

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Previous Indexing

  • Perception (1966)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. F02w.463w.593w.603

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NLM Classification

WL 705

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perceptual Distortion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010469. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010469
  2. Perceptual Distortion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11999558