Byrne, Michael D.2013-09-092013-09-092006Tamborello, Franklin Patrick, II. "Visual Displays: The Continuing Investigations of the Highlighting Paradox." (2006) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71883">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71883</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71883pages 71-83 and 88-95 are missing from hard copy of textPrevious research has suggested that making certain items visually salient, or highlighting, can speed performance in a visual search task. But designers of interfaces cannot always easily anticipate a user's target, and highlighting items other than the83 ppapplication/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.HighlightingVisual searchACT-RCognitiveExperimentalThesisTamborelloF