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A Method to Quantify Visual Information Processing in Children Using Eye Tracking
Published on: July 9, 2016
Gestalt Perception in Children With Visual Impairments: Item-Specific Performance and Looking Behavior
Ymie J van der Zee1, Marlou J G Kooiker2, Marisabel Talamante Ojeda2
1a Royal Dutch Visio , Centre of expertise for blind and partially sighted people , Rotterdam , The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Visual closure is the ability to visualize a complete whole when an incomplete picture is presented. The aim of the present study was to investigate the Kaufman Gestalt closure task in children with cerebral and ocular visual impairments. Looking behavior was assessed by an eye tracker system to quantify the number and duration of fixations. We found that children with visual impairments due to cerebral damage show weaker Gestalt perception and had different looking patterns than children with ocular or without visual impairments. Children with brain damage performed significantly worse on the animate items than the group without brain damage.
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