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Visual Processing Speeds in Children
Joint Authors
Croker, Steve
Maratos, Frances A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to investigate visual processing speeds in children.
A rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task with schematic faces as stimuli was given to ninety-nine 6–10-year-old children as well as a short form of the WISC-III.
Participants were asked to determine whether a happy face stimulus was embedded in a stream of distracter stimuli.
Presentation time was gradually reduced from 500 ms per stimulus to 100 ms per stimulus, in 50 ms steps.
The data revealed that (i) RSVP speed increases with age, (ii) children aged 8 years and over can discriminate stimuli presented every 100 ms—the speed typically used with RSVP procedures in adult and adolescent populations, and (iii) RSVP speed is significantly correlated with digit span and object assembly.
In consequence, the RSVP paradigm presented here is appropriate for use in further investigations of processes of temporal attention within this cohort.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Croker, Steve& Maratos, Frances A.. 2011. Visual Processing Speeds in Children. Child Development Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Croker, Steve& Maratos, Frances A.. Visual Processing Speeds in Children. Child Development Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Croker, Steve& Maratos, Frances A.. Visual Processing Speeds in Children. Child Development Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472507
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472507