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search asymmetry
search asymmetry Search asymmetry is a difference in how easily or efficiently a target is found depending on which feature is present or absent in a search task.
Search asymmetry is a difference in how easily or efficiently a target is found depending on which feature is present or absent in a search task. In the supplied source, it refers to this kind of asymmetry in sequential search, examined in auditory and visual tasks and discussed as possibly reflecting differences in attention or in how discriminable the stimuli are.