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Conrod, Beverley E.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1986
Active and passive perceptual training methods were tested with 30 macular degeneration patients to improve their residual vision. The main conclusion was that perceptual training may contribute to successful visual adjustment and that the effect of training is not limited to a particular level of visual impairment. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Partial Vision, Perceptual Development, Program Effectiveness
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Cohen, Karen M.; Haith, Marshall M. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1977
The effects of perceptual and cognitive factors on information processing in visual periphery were studied in 5- and 8-year-old children and in adults. Subjects judged either the similarity (Study 1) or identity (Study 2) of geometric forms. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students
Mehler, Jacques; Dupoux, Emmanuel – 1994
Noting that beyond the individual variations among humans, there is a body of mental abilities common to every human being, this book examines the debate among researchers about the extent to which humans are "preprogrammed," and suggests a new scientific psychology of human development. By examining experimental data obtained from…
Descriptors: Adults, Animal Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development