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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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VISUAL ATTENTION

the procedure by which one object, the objective, is chosen for study from among many competitor objects, the distractors.

VISUAL CORTEX

the cerebral cortex of the occipital lobe, particularly the striate cortex. With regard to human beings, this takes up a

VISUAL CYCLE

the biochemical and biophysical chain of occurrences which are inclusive of the excretion of all transretinal from riiodopsin during light

VISUAL DYSLEXIA

a type of acquired dyslexia marked by many reading errors consisting of the supplementation or transposing of letters in words

VISUAL DISCRIMINATION

the capacity to differentiate forms, patterns, hidden shapes, or other pictures from alike items which vary from one another in

VISUAL FATIGUE

the dissipating of visual pictures, especially in vibrant light. Visual fatigue is frequently experienced by people with optic neuritis; it

VISUAL FIELD

the extension of visual space over that vision is possible with the eyes kept in a fixed place. The outer

VISUAL FIELD DEFECT

a lessening in the typical extension of the visual field, marked by part or complete blindness. This is elicited by

VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL (VEP)

an electric potential documented from the scalp lying overtop the visual cortex in reaction to visual arousal.

VISUAL AGNOSIA

an incapacity to identify visual stimulants, like items. This might be because of a flaw in visual comprehension, or to

VIGILANCE

noun. a state of significant awareness and alertness guided by one or more group members toward the environment, frequently toward

VISUAL HEARING

the supplementation of vision for hearing. This might be achieved, within limits, by reading lips and comprehension of gestures and

VISUAL INDUCTION

the impact that one visual stimulant or portion of the visual field can place on the comprehension of an adjacent

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

part or complete incapacity to see, or to see normally, because of part or entire loss or lack of vision

VISUAL HALLUCINATION

visual comprehension within the absence of any exterior stimulant. Visual hallucinations might be simple or complex. With regard to hallucinations

VISUAL FUNCTION

the capacity to process visual stimulants.

VISUAL PROCESSING

the changing and study of visual signals at all degrees of the visual system.

VISUAL PREFERENCE PARADIGM

a research method for assessing visual discrimination in infants wherein the quantity of time spent observing various visual stimulants is

VISUAL RECOGNITION

the capacity to identify an item visually.

VISUAL PERCEPTION

the consciousness of visual feelings which stems from the interaction between the physiology of the visual system and the interior