A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of the letters and refrain from responding to any other letters.
Synonyms: CPT Definition contributed by RPoldrack about six months ago.
Fork this term (experimental) Forking tasks is the process of separating the senses, or variations, in the meaning of a task. This process should be used sparingly, and the ability to fork a term is the sole provenance of the curator.
Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two years ago: A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of the letters and refrain from responding to any other letters.