SENSORY OVERLOAD

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N., Pam M.S.
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a state where our senses are overwhelmed by stimuli where a person is unable to process and respond to all of them. See communication overload; information overload; stimulus overload.

SENSORY OVERLOAD: "A sensory overload overwhelms our senses."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. ATTENTION OVERLOAD
  2. ROLE OVERLOAD
  3. TARGET STIMULUS
  4. STIMULUS FILTERING
  5. ERIKSEN FLANKERS TASK
  6. ATTENTION
  7. STOCKING ANESTHESIA
  8. FEATURE DETECTOR
  9. TRANCE
  10. SENSUS COMMUNIS
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SENSORY OVERLOAD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sensory-overload/ (accessed January 6, 2021).
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