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| Terms | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Kanizsa figures | task | An ambiguous figure in which the illusory contour of a square (or triangle) appears in the middle of four (or three) truncated solid squares (or circles). It is an illustration of the perceptual ability to make sense of an incomplete figure by creating a 'whole' image from the separate elements (Gestalt organization)... |
| keep-track task | task | A task in which subjects are first shown a set of categories to keep track of for a particular trial (e.g., animals, colors, and countries). They are then presented with words (including words from each category), and must remember the last word that was presented from each of the categories and recall those words at the end of the trial... |
| kinaesthetic representation | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| kinesthesia | concept | a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions. (from merriam-webster.com) |
| knowledge | concept | expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject; what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information; awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation... |