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Impact of simulated visual impairment on the cognitive test performance of young adults.

Date

Authors

Wood, Joanne

Chaparro, Alex

Hsing, Eve

Johnsson, Alexia

Morse, Anna

Wainwright, Sara

Anstey, Kaarin

Publisher

The British Psychological Society

Abstract

Aims: This study investigated the effect of simulated visual impairment on the speed and accuracy of performance on a series of commonly used cognitive tests. Methods: Cognitive performance was assessed for 30 young, visually normal subjects (M = 22.0 ±

Keywords

Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; cognition; comparative study; contrast sensitivity; female; human; male; neuropsychological test; optical instrumentation; physiology; reaction time; statistics; vision test; visual acuity; visual disorder; Adolescent; Adult; C

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/39084

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

British Journal of Psychology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1348/000712608X374723

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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