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successive contrast

successive contrast Successive contrast is the apparent change in the colour or brightness of a surface caused by earlier stimulation of the same area of the retina by a different light.

Successive contrast is the apparent change in the colour or brightness of a surface caused by earlier stimulation of the same area of the retina by a different light. In plain terms, it is the effect of an after-image falling on a newly viewed surface.

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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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