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| Terms | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| valence | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| Vandenberg & Kuse Tasks | task | Paper and pencil Test of mental rotation ability. Participants must are presented with four 3-D block figures and must select 2 from the group which match a reference figure. This test is administered under time contraints... |
| velar | concept | Consonants articulated with the tongue against the back part of the soft palate (the velum) |
| verb | concept | Components of language that express an action/occurrence/state. |
| verbal fluency | concept | the ability to rapidly access your mental vocabulary while talking or writing. (from http://www.lumosity.com/knowledge-center/brain-reference/verbal-fluency/) |
| verbal memory | concept | Recall based on spoken words |
| verbal semantics | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| visual alignment task | task | No definition submitted yet |
| visual attention | concept | two-stage process in which attention is distributed uniformly over the external visual scene and processing of information is performed in parallel, attention is then concentrated to a specific area of the visual scene (i... |
| visual buffer | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| visual imagery | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| visual masking | concept | the reduction or elimination of the visibility of a brief (≤ 50 ms) stimulus, called the “target”, by the presentation of a second brief stimulus, called the “mask”. (from scholarpedia.org) |
| visual memory | concept | a part of memory preserving some characteristics of our senses pertaining to visual experience.(from Wikipedia) |
| visual object recognition | concept | is the process of identifying an object based on its visual attributes |
| visual perception | concept | Ability to interpret information from visible light reaching the eye. |
| visual representation | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| visual search | concept | 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)... |
| visual working memory | concept | The ability to maintain visual information online for a limited time interval (~ 4 sec). This information has a capacity of ~15 items and is not stored permanently. |
| visuospatial cueing task | task | No definition submitted yet |
| visuospatial sketch pad | concept | The cognitive construct and mental process of temporarily storing visual and spatial information for online use in operations of working memory (c.f., Alan Baddeley) . |
| vocabulary | concept | a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined; a sum or stock of words employed by a language, group, individual, or work or in a field of knowledge; a list or collection of terms or codes available for use... |
| vowel | concept | A sound that is part of language and is produced with an open vocal tract, so there is no obstruction of air pressure at any point above the glottis. |