dc.contributor.advisor | Blake, Randolph | |
dc.contributor.author | Hubert-Wallander, Bjorn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-26T16:54:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-05-26T16:54:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/827 | |
dc.description | Thesis performed under the direction of Dr. Randolph Blake of the Dept. of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. | en |
dc.description.abstract | In their 2004 study, Watanabe et al. measure the detectability of contrast increment probes during rivalry dominance and suppression by plotting threshold versus contrast (TvC)functions, finding significant elevation of detection thresholds during suppression. But what about contrast decrements, a probe that actually makes the target image harder to see? Here I review the literature on binocular rivalry and probe studies and measure the effect of two new probe types on detection thresholds. Results show that contrast decrement probes produce a very different pattern of detection thresholds than their increment counterparts. Extrapolating from these results, I also theorize on the effect of suppression on the underlying contrast response function (CRF). | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences | en |
dc.description.tableofcontents | i. Abstract - page 3
1. Introduction & Literature Review - page 4
2. Method - page 12
3. Results - page 15
4. Discussion - page 16
5. References - page 23
6. Figure Captions - page 27
7. Figures - page 29 | en |
dc.format.extent | 3539916 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | |
dc.subject | Binocular rivalry | en |
dc.subject | Suppression | en |
dc.subject | Contrast | en |
dc.subject | Contrast change | en |
dc.subject | TvC | en |
dc.subject | CRF | en |
dc.subject | Contrast change detection | en |
dc.subject | Contrast sensitivity (Vision) | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Neuroscience | |
dc.title | Effect of binocular rivalry suppression on contrast change detection | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | Psychological Sciences | |