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absolute impression

absolute impression An absolute impression is an initial, direct experience taken as it first appears, before the mind has developed a true act of comparing one thing with another.

An absolute impression is an initial, direct experience taken as it first appears, before the mind has developed a true act of comparing one thing with another. In this usage, it marks an earlier stage in the formation of judgment.

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Drafting source: Titchener, The Schema of Introspection, 1912. 1912 American Journal of Psychology 23, 485–508. “Titchener, The Schema of Introspection, 1912” (3df3e717981e5484759c).
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