APA Dictionary of Psychology
fission
- n.
- in biology, the reproduction of a cell or unicellular organism by splitting into two independent parts.
- in audition, the separation of two simultaneous sounds into separate perceptual streams or auditory objects. When two streams are perceived as one, auditory fusion is said to occur (see also fusion).
Updated on 04/19/2018
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