is the deliberate and purposeful hiding, muting, silencing or removal of a stimulus from the target so they may no longer hear, see or sense its presence.
MASKING: "By muting a stimulus in a auditory test, we are effectively masking it."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "MASKING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/masking/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
