gunslinger effect

English

Etymology

Coined by Danish physicist Niels Bohr, who deduced that the person who draws second in a gunfight will win the shootout.

Noun

gunslinger effect

  1. The psychophysical phenomenon that an intentional or willed movement is slower than an automatic or reactive one.
    Synonym: gunfighter's dilemma
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