consistent mapping

a condition of a search task in which a given stimulus is either (a) always a target or (b) always one of the distractor stimuli among which the target is embedded: It is never a target at one time and a distractor at another. Consistent mapping usually produces a much more efficient search performance. Compare varied mapping.

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December 23rd 2024

thermography

n. a diagnostic technique in which thermally sensitive liquid crystals or infrared photography are used to detect temperature changes over the surface of the body. Thermography functions on the basis that diseased tissues, such as tumors, produce more heat than surrounding tissues and the heat can be measured in terms of infrared radiation.