Evaluation of Visual Perception and Cognitive Functions

Question 1

defined as the total process responsible for their reception and cognition of visual stimuli

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Visual perception

Question 2

visual component defined as the process of extracting and organizing information from the environment (sensory function)

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Visual receptive component

Question 3

Visual component that provides the capacity to organize, structure and interpret visual stimuli, giving meaning to what is seen

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Visual Cognitive Component

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involves the selection of visual input

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Visual attention

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involves the integration of visual information with previous experience

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visual memory

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type of memory

permanent storehouse that has expansive capacity

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Long term memory

Question 7

type of memory

can only hold limited number of unrelated bits of information for approx 30 seconds

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short term memory

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ability to detect features of stimuli for recognition, matching and categorization

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Visual discrimination

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ability to note key features of a stimulus and relate them to memory

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Recognition

Question 10

ability to note the similarities among visual stimuli

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Matching

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ability mentally to determine a quality or category by which similarities and differences can be noted

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Categorization

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“What things are”

- implicated in the visual identification of objects by color, texture, shape and size

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Object Vision

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“Where things are”

- concerned with the visual location of objects in space

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spatial vision

Question 14

used when visual form information should be processed and stored in an abstract nonspecific manner

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Abstract visual system

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it provides specific processing to distinguish different instances of a type of form

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Specific Visual Form

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the recognition of forms and objects as the same in various environments, position and sizes
-enables the person to make assumption regarding the size of an object even though visual stimuli may vary under different circumstances

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Form constancy

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Form constancy improves at ____ age and less improve at ____ age.

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6-7 years old

8-9 years old

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ability to recognize triangle as a shape in a pizza

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form constancy

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identification of forms or objects from incomplete representation of an object

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Visual closure

Question 20

the differentiation between foreground or background forms and objects
-ability to separate essential data from distracting surrounding information

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Figure ground discrimination

Question 21

Figure ground discrimination improves at ____ age and stabilizes at ____ age

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3- 5 years old

6-7 year old

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age where spatial relationship improves

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10 years old

Question 23

it is the determination of spatial relationship of figures and objects to oneself or other forms and objects
- understands directional language concepts such as in, out, up, down, left, right, front, back, between

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Position in space

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determination of the relative distance between objects , figures or landmarks and observes changes in planes of surface
this ability provides an awareness of how far away something is (e.g. walking stairs)

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Depth perception

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the determination of the location of object and setting and route to the location

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Topographical Orientation

Question 26

A standardized assessment use that does not require certification in administering
- for individuals ages 5 through 21

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TVPS-R

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subtest that require an individual to find one image in the field of 5 similar images

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Visual disrimination

Question 28

subtest where an individual is asked to find one image in the field of images of the following page

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spatial relationships

Question 29

subtest where an individual is asked to find one image in a field of four images that matches the present target image that can be rotated, different size or embedded within a larger design

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Form constancy

Question 30

subtest where individual is presented with image of a sequence of elements for five seconds and asked to remember it and find the image with the same sequene

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Sequential memory

Question 31

subtest where individual is asked to find the target image that is embedded in one of the field of four complex designs

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Visual figure ground

Question 32

subtest where individual is asked to match an incomplete target image to the correctly completed image in a field of four

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Visual closure