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hedonic contrast

hedonic contrast Hedonic contrast is the relative change in pleasure or pain caused by a preceding or accompanying feeling state.

Hedonic contrast is the relative change in pleasure or pain caused by a preceding or accompanying feeling state. It refers to how one feeling can make another seem more pleasant or more unpleasant by comparison.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Baldwin dictionary, 1901: C4defs.htm” (ffd1bbd428b354054301).
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