visuospatial agnosia

a disorder of spatial orientation, which may be tested by asking the individual to point to objects or other stimuli located in different parts of his or her visual field. Individuals can report objects in their visual fields, but not the spatial relationships of the objects to one another.

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February 15th 2025

reversal design

an experimental design, generally used when only a single group is being studied, that attempts to counteract the confounding effects (see confound) of sequence and treatment by alternating baseline conditions with treatment conditions. Examples include the A-B-A design and other similar combinations. See also alternating treatments design.