Information extraction during visual search: A developmental progression |
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Authors: | Lester A Lefton Dennis F Fisher |
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Institution: | University of South Carolina USA;Human Engineering Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA |
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Abstract: | Five developmental experiments examine the role of context in visual search. Experiments I and II presented either lists or paragraphs that were either in meaningful context or scrambled. Results showed a significant interaction of these variables. Experiment II examined within-item context or predictability and replicated and extended the work of Brand (1971) and Ingling (1972). Experiments IV and V examined search through lists of various widths; results showed a significant interaction of Grade × Position × Width reflecting the different perceptual spans of children and adults. Although these were search tasks, appropriate comparisons between list and paragraph performance were made allowing interpretations of the results to be supportive of a model of reading in which meaningfulness, predictability, and peripheral vision play critical roles. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to: Lester A Lefton Department of Psychology University of South Carolina Columbia South Carolina 29208 |
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