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CONCEPT
visual search
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 MChen about ten months ago.

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Task Contrast Measure

visual pursuit/tracking
  • path of eye movements
 

visual attention
  • path of eye movements
 

underlining test
  • # correct minus # incorrect/30 or 60 seconds
 

Trail Making Test A and B
  • ANOVA of time by age group
 

same-different task
  • Overall accuracy of participant minus average accuracy
 
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_search
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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).

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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years 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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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about three years ago:

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