Abstract
MILLER, LEON K. Developmental Differences in the Field of View during Tachistoscopic Presentation. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1971, 42, 1543-1551. Evidence for developmental differences in the ability to locate peripheral targets was sought under conditions of tachistoscopic presentation. Second graders, sixth graders, and college students were required to locate single target letters appearing in an array of letters. Experiment 1 revealed significant differences in performance associated with field extent and density although neither factor interacted with age. Some evidence for developmental differences in the effects of target location were found. However, these differences were highly dependent upon the nature of the display. In experiment 2, arrays shown to be relatively sensitive to the effects of target location were presented under conditions designed to elicit developmental differences in overall levels of performance. Significant differences associated with age, exposure duration, and target location were found, but little support was obtained for the hypothesis that the field of view of younger children is more limited than that of adults.
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