Positions priming in briefly presented search arrays

Arni Gunnar Asgeirsson, Árni Kristjánsson, Søren Kyllingsbæk, Kristbjörg Fjóla Hrólsfdóttir, Heiðrún Hafþórsdóttir, Claus Bundesen

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    Abstract

    Repetition priming in visual search has been a topic of extensive research since Maljkovic & Nakayama [1994, Memory & Cognition, 22, 657-672] presented the first detailed studies of such effects. Their results showed large reductions in reaction times when target color was repeated on consecutive pop-out search trials. Such repetition effects have since been generalized to a multitude of target attributes. Priming has primarily been investigated using self-terminating visual search paradigms, comparing differences in response times. Response accuracy has predominantly served as a control variable. Here we present results from experiments where position priming is demonstrated in paradigms involving temporally limited exposures to singleton targets. Position priming of response accuracy was observed in an eye-movement-controlled spatial judgment task and in partial report tasks where the targets are oddly colored alphanumeric characters. The effects arise at very low exposure durations and benefit accuracy at all exposure durations towards the subjects’ ceiling. We conclude that temporally constricted experimental conditions can add to our understanding priming in visual search. The accuracy-based response mode allows for probabilistic modeling of data. Here we use the TVA-framework [Bundesen, 1990, Psychological Review, 97, 523-547] as the basis for modeling.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPerception
    Volume40
    Issue numbersupplement
    Pages (from-to)109-109
    Number of pages1
    ISSN0301-0066
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event34th European Conference on Visual Perception - Toulouse, France
    Duration: 8 Aug 2011 → …

    Conference

    Conference34th European Conference on Visual Perception
    Country/TerritoryFrance
    CityToulouse
    Period08/08/2011 → …

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