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.
Definition contributed by MLewis Wednesday morning.
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.
MLewis Definition capitalization changed for stylistic consistency Wednesday morning
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Definition contributed by RPoldrack about ten months 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.
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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.