Abstract
Hearing and nonhearing students responded to stimuli presented in their central and peripheral visual fields. No significant difference was found between the reaction times of hearing and nonhearing students in the central visual field condition. However, in the peripheral visual field condition, nonhearing students were significantly faster than hearing students. Hearing-impaired students may have developed a more alert peripheral vision. Perhaps, as a result of their auditory impairment, nonhearing students make greater use of visual communication and need to monitor new information more via the visual channel. Specific suggestions for future research on the development of peripheral vision are discussed.
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