Representations of Visual Motion Information: Interpretation of Background Visual Motion in the Motion-Induced Blindness Phenomenon

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dc.contributor.advisorHarris, Laurence
dc.creatorElzein, Yasmeenah
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T14:05:32Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T14:05:32Z
dc.date.copyright2017-08-08
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T14:05:32Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology(Functional Area: Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates different interpretations of visual background motion with regards to the visual awareness of objects. Motion-induced blindness (MIB) is a phenomenon in which stimuli superimposed on a moving background spontaneously disappear. Does MIB depend on how background motion is interpreted? York Universitys Tumbling Room is a full-size room that rotates around an observer. Within this room, the disappearance of static targets (MIB) was measured under two interpretations of background motion: 1) perceived self-motion 2) external motion. The speed of the room, eccentricity of targets, and physical self-motion were also manipulated. Visual background motion that induced the sensation of self-motion, regardless of whether it was illusory or physical rotation unlike when background motion was perceived as external did not generate MIB. I conclude that MIB depends on the way the brain processes visual motion information.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34364
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectBehavioral sciences
dc.subject.keywordsVision science
dc.subject.keywordsVection
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-motion
dc.subject.keywordsPerception
dc.subject.keywordsOptic flow
dc.subject.keywordsMotion-induced blindness
dc.subject.keywordsMotion perception
dc.titleRepresentations of Visual Motion Information: Interpretation of Background Visual Motion in the Motion-Induced Blindness Phenomenon
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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