Absolute judgment
noun
(psychol) any judgment about a single stimulus, e.g. about the value of one of its properties or about whether it is present or absent compare comparative judgment
historical examples
in view of such inconsistencies, how is it possible to p-ss any absolute judgment on men?
memoirs of the d-ch-sse de dino v.2/3, 1836-1840 d-ch-sse de dino
there is the suggestion of jail, of punishment, of something final, of absolute judgment.
the man in court frederic dewitt wells
he had condemned a man in a great fine towards another by an absolute judgment.
the essays of montaigne, complete michel de montaigne
here, again, the subsequent qualification corrects the too absolute judgment previously pr-nounced.
harmonies of political economy frdric bastiat
but i am skeptical as to the possibility of an absolute judgment.
an introduction to the philosophy of law roscoe pound
no absolute judgment can at this instant be formed of the intended movements of the enemy.
the diplomatic correspondence of the american revolution, vol. i various
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