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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

is there a word for this in life?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The edge effect in perception or just edge effect.

So a happy child who starts to cry when they drop their ice cream is more intense than just showing a crying child with dropped ice cream.

It applys to any sudden change in perception. So getting into a hot shower or cold pool. Walking intro a house where cooking is going on. Sudden change in volume like at party when something happens and everybody goes silent.

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