Outward location bias in selective perception

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dc.contributor.advisorVernon, Philip E.
dc.contributor.authorShore, Bruce Malcolm
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dc.date.accessioned2005-07-19T20:16:35Z
dc.date.available2005-07-19T20:16:35Z
dc.date.issued1971
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 148-159.en
dc.description.abstractThis study seeks to identify a dimension of outward location bias in visual selective perception, to develop valid measures of this bias, and to measure the extent to which this bias can be predicted by measures of field-independence, intelligence, and creativity. Persons demonstrating outward location bias are defined as those responding to relatively outwardly located visual cues in two-dimensional displays. The five tests developed require different types of responses, such as cancelling letters and checking-off lists of items after viewing slides. The sample consisted of 375 grade eight boys and girls in two Calgary junior high schools. The tests were found to be reliable. Four of them presented problems of interpretation, since the effects of responding to centrally or inwardly located cues were difficult to overcome. Their intercorrelations were low. A multivariate stepdown regression analysis permitted the conclusion that the scores on the test battery could be predicted from nonverbal measures of cognitive functioning, as hypothesized, though not for all the predictor tests used. Two supplementary conclusions are that the relations found tend to be task-specific, and that outward location bias cannot be adequately considered in isolation from other stimulus and subject characteristics, for example, the role of verbalization in responding to nonverbal cues. Implications are cited for the understanding of the relations between perceptual and intellectual variables, and for the design of instructional materials and settings.
dc.format.extentx, 296 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier82481596en
dc.identifier.citationShore, B. M. (1971). Outward location bias in selective perception (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15550en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/15550
dc.identifier.lccBF 241 S54 1971 Microfilmen
dc.identifier.other82481596en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/13697
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
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dc.subject.lcshVisual perception
dc.titleOutward location bias in selective perception
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 116 82481596
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