a type of perceptual task requiring attention that typically involves an active scan of the visual environment for a particular object or feature (the target) among other objects or features (the distractors).
Classified under Attention Definition contributed by MChen about six months ago.
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_search about nine months ago
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Definition contributed by BGregory about nine months ago: a type of perceptual task requiring attention that typically involves an active scan of the visual environment for a particular object or feature (the target) among other objects or features (the distractors).
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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago: a type of perceptual task requiring attention that typically involves an active scan of the visual environment for a particular object or feature (the target) among other objects or features (the distractors). (from Wikipedia)
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