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Glossary V

A Visual Agnosia is the impaired ability to identify visual objects despite otherwise satisfactory vision

Deutsch: Visuelle Hilfe / Español: Ayuda visual / Português: Auxílio visual / Français: Aide visuelle / Italian: Ausilio visivo

Visual aid in psychology refers to any graphical, pictorial, or visual representation used to enhance understanding, retention, and communication of information. These aids support cognitive processes by making complex information more accessible and easier to comprehend.

Deutsch: Visueller Kortex / Español: Corteza Visual / Português: Córtex Visual / Français: Cortex Visuel / Italiano: Corteccia Visiva

Visual cortex in the psychology context refers to the part of the brain responsible for processing visual information. Located in the occipital lobe at the back of the brain, the visual cortex is crucial for interpreting the signals received from the eyes, allowing us to perceive and understand visual stimuli.

Visual discrimination refers to the ability to detect similarities and/or differences in materials which are presented visually, e.g., ability to discriminate h from n, o from c, b from d, etc.

Visual hallucination refers to the typeof Hallucination involving the false visual perception of objects or persons.

Visual learning is one of the three (3) learning styles which refers to "learning through seeing". Visual learners are individuals who need to see the teacher's body language and facial expression to fully understand the content of a lesson. They tend to prefer sitting at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions, example other students heads. The visual learners may think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies and projectors, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. During a lecture or classroom discussion, visual learners often prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information.

Visual memory refers to the ability to retain information which is presented visually; may be short term memory, such as recalling information presented several seconds before; long term memory, such as recalling information presented more than a minute before; or sequential memory, such as recalling a series of information in proper order.

Visual search refers to a procedure in which a person"s task is to find a particular element in a display that contains a number of elements. Likewise, Visual search is a task in which a vis