The hand or foot is immersed into a bowl of iced water and participants report their sensation from first clear pain to unbearable pain on a scale.
Definition contributed by MLewis Wednesday morning.
Fork this term (experimental) Forking tasks is the process of separating the senses, or variations, in the meaning of a task. This process should be used sparingly, and the ability to fork a term is the sole provenance of the curator.
MLewis Definition capitalization changed for stylistic consistency Wednesday morning
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Definition contributed by BNierula about nine months ago: The hand or foot is immersed into a bowl of iced water and participants report their sensation from first clear pain to unbearable pain on a scale.