Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MS)--University of Montana, 2009. / Contents viewed on December 18, 2009. Title from author supplied metadata. Includes bibliographical references.

published_or_final_version / Public Health / Master / Master of Public Health

A forced choice reaction time (RT) task was used to examine the relations between covert orienting (shifts in attention independent of eye movement) and filtering (the inhibition of processing of irrelevant stimuli) components of attention in persons with autism (n = 12) and developmentally disabled persons without autism (n = 20). Conditions varied with regard to the validity of the cue (related to covert orienting) and presence of distractors (related to filtering). ?'he RT/p(correct) scores of both groups were longer in the distractor-present conditions and in conditions when a cue provided incorrect information regarding the location of the subsequent target (invalid cue). The RT/p(correct) scores of persons with autism as compared to developmentally disabled persons without autism were slower overall. However the pattern of performance of persons with autism was not significantly different from that of the developmentally disabled persons without autism. These results are inconsistent with the notions of specific deficits in covert orienting and filtering among persons with autism and indicate that certain attentional difficulties may not be unique to autism. Alternatively, they may also reflect differences in the specific mechanisms assessed in different studies. Findings are discussed in terms of the specificity of visual filtering and covert orienting impairments in autism.

Thesis (PhD. Philiosophy)--University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 1996. / "This thesis is presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Sydney, 1996." Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-306).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, Dec., 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2004. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 159-176).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2005. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-115). Also available online.

Thesis (M. Ed.) -- University of Alberta, 2010. / "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta." Thesis accompanied by 2 videos in Quicktime format. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on May 18, 2010) Includes bibliographical references.