Training a preferred retinal locus with target search

dc.contributor.advisorDykes, James R.
dc.contributor.authorTabares, Jeffrey V.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKuyk, Thomas
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFlannagan, Dorothy
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-08T15:44:06Z
dc.date.available2024-03-08T15:44:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
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dc.description.abstractAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) diminishes the central field of vision and reduces reading performance. People afflicted with AMD can adapt to this condition by using non-central visual fields to generate a preferred retinal location (PRL), but trained adaptation approaches may maximize the utility of the PRL for reading. The researcher will simulate AMD among normally sighted participants (NSPs) to examine: reading performance relative to PRL position, training transfer, and improvements in reading performance over the course of training. The researcher anticipates finding high performance among NSPs with PRLs trained left or below the diminished central field of vision, training transfer, and performance improvement with training.
dc.description.departmentPsychology
dc.format.extent51 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781267344229
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/5675
dc.languageen
dc.subjectAge-related macular degeneration
dc.subjectPreferred retinal locus
dc.subjectReading
dc.subjectScotoma
dc.subjectSimulation
dc.subjectTraining
dc.subject.classificationExperimental psychology
dc.subject.classificationCognitive psychology
dc.subject.classificationPsychology
dc.titleTraining a preferred retinal locus with target search
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.dcmiText
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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