title: Response latency measurements to visual cognitive tasks by normal hearing and deaf subjects.
abstract: Visual cognitive differences between hearing (N = 16) and deaf (N = 32) high-school and middle-school students were studied. Visual tasks were presented on a microcomputer and response latencies were collected. Significant differences were noted between the deaf and normal groups but not between total communication deaf and oral deaf students. These differences support the hypothesis that deaf students prefer a visual cognitive strategy. Implications for educating the deaf are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Instruction and Research Computer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chovan
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D003071:Cognition; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004519:Education, Special; D004522:Educational Status; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D011340:Problem Solving; D011930:Reaction Time; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014796:Visual Perception