nose pokes

A form of nose poke — To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of nose poke
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of nose poke
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APA

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Chicago

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