shadowing

n. in cognitive testing, a task in which a participant repeats aloud a message word for word at the same time that the message is being presented, often while other stimuli are presented in the background. It is mainly used in studies of attention.

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March 13th 2025

visceral sense

the sense associated with functions of the viscera.