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The Impact of Stereoscopic 3-D on Visual Short-Term Memory

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dc.contributor.advisorWilcox, Laurie M.
dc.creatorZohar, Sarah Rose
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T16:24:08Z
dc.date.available2016-09-20T16:24:08Z
dc.date.copyright2015-09-15
dc.date.issued2016-09-20
dc.date.updated2016-09-20T16:24:08Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractVisual short-term memory has been studied extensively, however nearly all research on this topic has assessed two-dimensional object properties. This is unexpected, given that most individuals perceive the visual environment in three-dimensions. In the experiments reported here, I investigate the stimuli necessary to assess visual short-term memory while eliminating potential confounds: the use of verbal memory to encode visual information, and the unintentional use of mental resources directed at irrelevant aspects of the memory task. I assess the impact of the amount of disparity, and the distribution of elements in depth, on visual short-term memory. Individuals retain simple visual stimuli equivalently when information is displayed in 2-D or 3-D, regardless of how objects are distributed in 3-D. Conversely, ease of encoding does influence visual short-term memory. Tasks that facilitate encoding result in better visual short-term memory performance. The experiments reported show that stereoscopic 3-D does not improve visual short-term memory.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32090
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subject.keywordsStereoscopic 3-D
dc.subject.keywordsVisual short-term memory
dc.subject.keywordsDepth
dc.subject.keywordsMemory
dc.subject.keywordsVision
dc.subject.keywordsPerception
dc.subject.keywordsBinocular disparity
dc.subject.keywordsEncoding
dc.titleThe Impact of Stereoscopic 3-D on Visual Short-Term Memory
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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