A1.02

Division of labour between foveal and peripheral vision

Cards in this group · 8

  1. A1.02.1The fovea delivers high resolution but covers a tiny angle
  2. A1.02.2Peripheral vision has low resolution but is sensitive to motion and luminance change
  3. A1.02.3Periphery can signal presence but not convey detail
  4. A1.02.4Peripheral flicker forcibly captures attention
  5. A1.02.5Foveal and peripheral vision cooperate in natural viewing through a "peripheral detection, foveal confirmation" two-stage process
  6. A1.02.6Detail-reading information belongs at the expected fixation point, change cues belong where periphery can reach them
  7. A1.02.7Requiring central and peripheral vision to monitor two independent streams creates resource competition
  8. A1.02.8A slow peripheral change is easily missed entirely after prolonged fixation on one point