The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wright13885006462021-08-03T06:21:20Z The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics Fullenkamp, Steven Charles Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Communication Experimental Psychology Experiments Information Technology Information Science Information Systems Industrial Engineering Medical Imaging Operations Research Psychology Quantitative Psychology Scientific Imaging Systems Design cued visual search cue and target similarity image contrast image size image spatial resolution image blur cue effectiveness cue and target characteristics search time search efficiency cue target distractor visual search This study tested the hypothesis that the similarity of the cue and target in a visual search task is related to performance. Specifically, it was hypothesized that as the similarity between the cue and the target along the dimensions of stimulus contrast, spatial resolution and size increases, the amount of time that it takes to find a target among distractors decreases. Three experiments were performed to investigate the question. Experiments 1 and 2 employed a methodology that employed homogeneous search arrays where the contrast, spatial resolution and size of the elements were constant (high contrast, high spatial resolution and large size) and resulted in two small, statistically significant size effects. Experiment 3 was designed with heterogeneous search arrays for the task. This redesign produced larger performance differences that supported the similarity hypothesis. Differences in size produced the largest performance shifts, followed by differences in spatial resolution and differences in contrast producing smaller effects. 2013 English text Wright State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1388500646 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1388500646 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Communication Experimental Psychology Experiments Information Technology Information Science Information Systems Industrial Engineering Medical Imaging Operations Research Psychology Quantitative Psychology Scientific Imaging Systems Design cued visual search cue and target similarity image contrast image size image spatial resolution image blur cue effectiveness cue and target characteristics search time search efficiency cue target distractor visual search |
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Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Communication Experimental Psychology Experiments Information Technology Information Science Information Systems Industrial Engineering Medical Imaging Operations Research Psychology Quantitative Psychology Scientific Imaging Systems Design cued visual search cue and target similarity image contrast image size image spatial resolution image blur cue effectiveness cue and target characteristics search time search efficiency cue target distractor visual search Fullenkamp, Steven Charles The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics |
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The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics |
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The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics |
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The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics |
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The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics |
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The Effect of Cue and Target Similarity on Visual Search Response Times: Manipulation of Basic Stimulus Characteristics |
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effect of cue and target similarity on visual search response times: manipulation of basic stimulus characteristics |
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