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CONCEPT
conjunction search
the process of searching for a target that is not defined by any single unique visual feature, but by a combination of two or more features.

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Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months ago.

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audio-visual target-detection task
  • reaction time (to detect target) to one stimulus minus reaction time to paired stimuli
  
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_search
about one year ago

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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:
the process of searching for a target that is not defined by any single unique visual feature, but by a combination of two or more features.

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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago:
the process of searching for a target that is not defined by any single unique visual feature, but by a combination of two or more features. (from Wikipedia)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about three years ago:
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2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for conjunction search
2011-05-12 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for conjunction search. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/conjunction_search]
2011-05-11 NPicchetti: Added new topic to discussion
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