Temporal order judgement is poor when there are distracting events present in the visual field, but is better when there are no distractors present. This was evident in the dynamic context, when flickering distractors were applied around each target temporal order judgement became worse in comparison to the static context. .
Although this study reveals that temporal resolution is consistent across static contexts rather than dynamic contexts, it does not account for the performance of timing judgements on a horizontal and vertical asymmetry, in both static and dynamic contexts. As stated by Abrams et al, spatial and contrast sensitivity can have a negative effect on performance in higher visual tasks, causing poor temporal resolution. This is consistent with Holcombe's (2009), findings which suggest that higher level motion tasks have poorer resolution compared to the lower level motion system. .
Abrams et al., (2012) found that in accordance to fixed eccentricity the horizontal meridian acquired better temporal resolution than the vertical meridian, and along the lower rather than the upper vertical meridian. This was evident in the experiment when stimuli were displayed in three contexts using degrees of polar angle. Although no distractors were present in the experiment, a difference in horizontal and vertical meridians at isoeccentric locations in the visual field was present, demonstrating that visual perception differs across such contexts. .
Another study that is consistent with Abrams et al., (2012) experiment also demonstrates that differences in performance across the visual field are evident at the horizontal, east-west and vertical north-south meridians. The horizontal meridian is considered to be superior relative to the vertical meridian. This study incorporated a different approach to the circular model used in the previous study to an elliptical model (Anderson, Leslie Cameron & Levine, 2014).
