Mental models/Contrast Effect
Perception & Visual Processing

Contrast Effect

The enhancement or diminishment of a perception when compared with a recently observed contrasting object. Context changes how we evaluate everything.

In plain language

Perception is relative, not absolute. Something looks expensive next to something cheap. A $99 plan looks reasonable next to a $299 plan.

In the wild

Implementations of this model aren’t wired to this view yet — they live in the implementations table.

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