No Salience-Driven Attention Capture in Fixed-Feature Visual Search

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Jannati ◽  
Richard D. Wright ◽  
John J. Mcdonald
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Attention Capture

Attention capture during visual search: The consequences of distractor appeal, familiarity, and frequency

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 260-278
Author(s):  
Kristina Krasich ◽  
Adam T. Biggs ◽  
James R. Brockmole
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Attention Capture

Do New Objects Capture Attention?

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Franconeri ◽  
Andrew Hollingworth ◽  
Daniel J. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Visual System ◽  
Search Task ◽  
Visual Search Task ◽  
Attention Capture ◽  
Substantial Body ◽  
Perceptual Object ◽  
Brightness Change

The visual system relies on several heuristics to direct attention to important locations and objects. One of these mechanisms directs attention to sudden changes in the environment. Although a substantial body of research suggests that this capture of attention occurs only for the abrupt appearance of a new perceptual object, more recent evidence shows that some luminance-based transients (e.g., motion and looming) and some types of brightness change also capture attention. These findings show that new objects are not necessary for attention capture. The present study tested whether they are even sufficient. That is, does a new object attract attention because the visual system is sensitive to new objects or because it is sensitive to the transients that new objects create? In two experiments using a visual search task, new objects did not capture attention unless they created a strong local luminance transient.

scholarly journals The persistence of value-driven attention capture is task dependent

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Milner ◽  
Mary MacLean ◽  
Barry Giesbrecht
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Search Task ◽  
Visual Search Task ◽  
Attention Capture ◽  
The Other ◽  
Visual Features ◽  
Capture Effect ◽  
Bias Attention ◽  
Task Irrelevant

Visual features previously associated with reward can automatically capture attention even when task-irrelevant, a phenomenon known as value-driven attention capture (VDAC, Anderson et al., 2011b). VDAC persists without reinforcement, unlike other forms of learning where removing reinforcement typically leads to extinction (Pavlov, 1927). This study examined the conditions under which VDAC could be extinguished. In four experiments, factors known to affect attention were manipulated to examine their impact on VDAC and its extinction. All experiments included learning and test phases. During learning, participants completed a visual search task during which one of two target colors was associated with a reward, and the other with no reward. During test, one week later, participants completed another visual search task during which the reward association was not reinforced. The task during test had twice as many exposures to the rewarded feature than during learning to ensure a sufficient number of exposures to observe extinction. When a rewarded feature remained task-relevant (Exp. 1), the capture effect was reduced, but extinction was not complete. When a rewarded feature was made task-irrelevant (Exp. 2) there was no evidence of extinction. When the frequency of exposure to the task-irrelevant rewarded feature was reduced (Exp. 4), VDAC also persisted. A physically salient target (Exp. 3) resulted in the fastest rate of VDAC extinction. These findings demonstrate that the extinction of VDAC depends on various factors that affect priority for attention, especially those that bias attention away from reward-associated features.

scholarly journals An auditory secondary task modulates attention capture in visual search

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 565-565
Author(s):  
J. R. Brockmole ◽  
W. R. Boot ◽  
D. J. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Secondary Task ◽  
Attention Capture

scholarly journals On the ability to overcome attention capture in visual search

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 116-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. von Muhlenen ◽  
M. Conci
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Attention Capture

The Influences of Goal and Laterality of a Prepared Hand Response on a Co-Occurring Visual Search

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Coutté ◽  
Gérard Olivier ◽  
Sylvane Faure
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Visual Target ◽  
Motor Planning ◽  
Search Performance ◽  
Response Preparation ◽  
Manual Response ◽  
Response Hand ◽  
Computer Screen ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Manual Interaction

Computer use generally requires manual interaction with human-computer interfaces. In this experiment, we studied the influence of manual response preparation on co-occurring shifts of attention to information on a computer screen. The participants were to carry out a visual search task on a computer screen while simultaneously preparing to reach for either a proximal or distal switch on a horizontal device, with either their right or left hand. The response properties were not predictive of the target’s spatial position. The results mainly showed that the preparation of a manual response influenced visual search: (1) The visual target whose location was congruent with the goal of the prepared response was found faster; (2) the visual target whose location was congruent with the laterality of the response hand was found faster; (3) these effects have a cumulative influence on visual search performance; (4) the magnitude of the influence of the response goal on visual search is marginally negatively correlated with the rapidity of response execution. These results are discussed in the general framework of structural coupling between perception and motor planning.

Scientific Problem Solving in a Virtual Laboratory: A Comparison Between Individuals and Pairs

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda A. Métrailler ◽  
Ester Reijnen ◽  
Cornelia Kneser ◽  
Klaus Opwis
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Scientific Problem ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Scientific Problem Solving ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Verbal Data ◽  
Psychological Knowledge ◽  
Problem Solving Task

This study compared individuals with pairs in a scientific problem-solving task. Participants interacted with a virtual psychological laboratory called Virtue to reason about a visual search theory. To this end, they created hypotheses, designed experiments, and analyzed and interpreted the results of their experiments in order to discover which of five possible factors affected the visual search process. Before and after their interaction with Virtue, participants took a test measuring theoretical and methodological knowledge. In addition, process data reflecting participants’ experimental activities and verbal data were collected. The results showed a significant but equal increase in knowledge for both groups. We found differences between individuals and pairs in the evaluation of hypotheses in the process data, and in descriptive and explanatory statements in the verbal data. Interacting with Virtue helped all students improve their domain-specific and domain-general psychological knowledge.

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