visual consciousness

those contents of consciousness that have a visual origin. Operationally, such consciousness consists of those visual events that can be reported, distinguished from each other, and acted upon on request. Given these criteria, visual consciousness does not include blindsight.

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January 5th 2025

domain-general ability

a cognitive ability, such as general intelligence or speed of information processing, that influences performance over a wide range of situations and tasks. Compare domain-specific ability.