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Visual search

Visual search is 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 search can take place with or without eye movements. The ability to consciously locate an object or target amongst a…

Art, Biological basis & Visual orienting and attention

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Search types

Reaction time slope

Visual orienting and attention

Theory

Biological basis

Face recognition

Considerations

Consumer psychology

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Visual search

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples136
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Visual search

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related to Biological basis · 20
Visual search → Ashbridge, Conversely, Coull, Cowey, During, EEG, FEF, Frith, Furthermore, In, Leonards, Nobre, Orban, Patients, Sunaert, The, This, TMS, Vam Hecke, Walsh
related to Face recognition · 15
Visual search → Alzheimer's, Anger, Conversely, Debates, FFA, Furthermore, Hence, In, More, Much, Over, Patients, These, This, When
related to Guided search model · 14
Visual search → According, An, Attention, During, Feature, For, If, In, Jeremy Wolfe, The, There, This, Thus, Visual
related to Conjunction search · 13
Visual search → An, As, Conjunction, Cs, However, In, Ks, Os, RT, The, These, Unlike, Xs
related to Alzheimer's disease · 11
Visual search → Abnormal, AD, AD-related, Alzheimer's, An, Binding, One, People, Research, Tales, Their
related to Consumer psychology · 9
Visual search → In, It, Janiszewski, One, Pieters, The, Their, This, Warlop
related to Feature search · 9
Visual search → An, Bottom-up, Feature, However, In, Lastly, RT, The, This
related to Autism · 8
Visual search → Autistic, Keehn, One, Second, Several, Studies, This, Thus
related to Evolution · 8
Visual search → DeLoache, Furthermore, However, It, LoBue, Research, The, There
related to Real world visual search · 7
Visual search → Despite, Familiarity, In, Top-down, Visual, When, While

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Visual searchis atype of perceptual task requiring attention that typically involves an active scan of the visual environment for a particular object or feature0.90text
Where's Wallyinstance ofor simply when playing visual search games0.80text
colorinstance ofis a visual search process that focuses on identifying a previously requested target amongst distractors that differ from the target by a unique visual feature0.80text
shapeinstance ofis a visual search process that focuses on identifying a previously requested target amongst distractors that differ from the target by a unique visual feature0.80text
orientationinstance ofis a visual search process that focuses on identifying a previously requested target amongst distractors that differ from the target by a unique visual feature0.80text
or sizeinstance ofis a visual search process that focuses on identifying a previously requested target amongst distractors that differ from the target by a unique visual feature0.80text
phonesinstance ofone must use prior knowledge everyday in order to accurately and efficiently locate objects0.80text
keysinstance ofone must use prior knowledge everyday in order to accurately and efficiently locate objects0.80text
etc. among a much more complex array of distractorsinstance ofone must use prior knowledge everyday in order to accurately and efficiently locate objects0.80text
the cross-race effect can influence one's ability to recognizeinstance ofSome factors0.80text
remember facesinstance ofSome factors0.80text
shapeinstance ofTheir research suggests that consumers specifically direct their attention to products with eye-catching properties0.80text

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