varied mapping

in a search task, a condition in which target and distractor stimuli change roles randomly over the course of an experiment, so that a stimulus may be a target in one trial and a distractor in the next. Compare consistent 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.