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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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This research was supported by National University of Singapore Grant RP890003 awarded to W. H. Loke. The authors thank Goh Tong Pak, Ong Poh Huat, Rebecca Pakiam, Chua Siew Suan, Lim Chin Heng, Daniel Gwee, and Judy Ho for their assistance and J. E. Bellquist for his editorial comments.
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Hong Lore, W., Song, S. Central and peripheral visual processing in hearing and nonhearing individuals. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 29, 437–440 (1991). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333964
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