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<p>The <b>specious present</b> is defined as the "supposed time between past and future" or "a present that lasts a short stretch of physical time".  The term was coined by E. R. Clay in his 1882 book The Alternative: A Study in Psychology, and cited by <a href="page.php?w=William_James">William James</a> in <a href="page.php?w=The_Principles_of_Psychology">The Principles of Psychology</a>. It can be classed as a "thick" conception of <a href="page.php?w=time_perception">time perception</a>, to be contrasted with "thin" conceptions that see the</p><p>
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