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Effects of Peripheral Vision on Eye Movements

A Virtual Reality Study on Gaze Allocation in Naturalistic Tasks

Authors:

  1. Elena Hitzel

    1. Münzenberg, Germany

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  • Topical study in the field of psychology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: BestMasters (BEST)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-12
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  2. Introduction

    • Elena Hitzel
    Pages 5-44

  3. Methods

    • Elena Hitzel
    Pages 45-58

  4. Results

    • Elena Hitzel
    Pages 59-77

  5. Discussion

    • Elena Hitzel
    Pages 79-95

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 97-101
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About this book

Elena Hitzel pursues the idea that human gaze locations are influenced by currently non-fixated objects that are visible in the peripheral visual field. Using eye tracking equipment and a Virtual Reality system to provide naturalistic tasks, the author shows that gaze is biased towards a neighboring object, especially when this object is relevant to the subject’s current task. This suggests that peripheral vision is used in the allocation of gaze in daily life and that this bias can be interpreted in terms of a compromise between foveal and peripheral information gain. The benefit of this bias in natural vision is discussed in the context of bottom-up and top-down theories.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Münzenberg, Germany

    Elena Hitzel

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About the author

The Allocation of Gaze in Natural Tasks.- An Effect of Peripheral Information on Gaze.- A Visual Center of Gravity Effect in Real-Life Tasks.- The Tasks-Relevance of Objects and its Impact on Gaze Position.  
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Effects of Peripheral Vision on Eye Movements

  • Book Subtitle: A Virtual Reality Study on Gaze Allocation in Naturalistic Tasks

  • Authors: Elena Hitzel

  • Series Title: BestMasters

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-08466-0

  • Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-08465-3Published: 15 January 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-08466-0Published: 05 January 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2625-3577

  • Series E-ISSN: 2625-3615

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 101

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: General Psychology, Cognitive Psychology

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