visual dyslexia

a form of acquired dyslexia characterized by multiple reading errors involving the substitution or transposition of letters within words (see paralexia). The resulting misread words are often very similar to the actual words (e.g., reading wife as life, or bug as dug). [proposed in 1973 by British neuropsychologists John C. Marshall (1939–2007) and Freda Newcombe (1925–2001)]

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May 8th 2024

divergent thinking

creative thinking in which an individual solves a problem or reaches a decision using strategies that deviate from commonly used or previously taught strategies. This term is often used synonymously with lateral thinking. Compare convergent thinking. [defined in 1967 by Joy Paul Guilford]