n. 1. refers to any type of voluntary movement. 2. an illusory perception of movement, for example, that experienced by pilots flying at night. This generally occurs when fixating on a dim, stationary light source in the dark.
AUTOKINESIS: "The person experienced autokinesis when he or she voluntary reached out an arm to grab the candy."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "AUTOKINESIS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/autokinesis/ (accessed January 25, 2021).
