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stirrup

stirrup In this historical psychometric apparatus, the stirrup is a mechanical part attached to an armature that catches or clamps the falling rod when the subject responds.

In this historical psychometric apparatus, the stirrup is a mechanical part attached to an armature that catches or clamps the falling rod when the subject responds. It is used in measuring reaction-time by stopping the rod so the elapsed time can be read.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc02tuke:chars-1722000-1734000).
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