Concept information
Preferred term
perceptual span
Definition
- Number of items that a person is able to perceive after a very short exposure time (a few milliseconds).
Broader concept
Entry terms
- field of effective vision
- visual span
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• McConkie, G. W., & Rayner, K. (1975). The span of the effective stimulus during a fixation in reading. Perception & Psychophysics, 17(6), 578–586. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203972
[Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
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• McConkie, G. W., & Rayner, K. (1976). Asymmetry of the perceptual span in reading. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 8(5), 365–368. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335168
[Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Measure of
In other languages
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French
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champ de vision effective
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empan visuel
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-TBG45WFW-W
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