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Information processing of pictograms and the visual field difference.

Shinji Kitagami1, Tomoyoshi Inoue, Yukiko Nishizaki

  • 1Department of Cognitive Psychology in Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. L50159@sakura.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 9, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Learning pictograms initially shows a right visual field advantage, but this disappears with overlearning. Familiarity allows for imagery processing, suggesting pictograms are processed like verbal stimuli early on.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Visual field advantages are common for processing symbolic information.
  • The impact of learning and overlearning on pictogram processing remains an area of investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate pictogram processing mechanisms.
  • To examine how learning affects visual field differences in pictogram recognition.
  • To understand the role of overlearning in symbol comprehension.

Main Methods:

  • 15 students participated in a study involving pictogram recognition tasks.
  • Participants judged the relative size of pictogram referents compared to a standard stimulus.
  • Two tests were administered, separated by several days, with repeated study of pictogram meanings between tests.

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Main Results:

  • A right visual field advantage was observed in the initial test (Test 1).
  • This right visual field advantage was not present in the second test (Test 2) after participants overlearned the pictogram meanings.
  • Results indicate a shift in processing strategies with increased familiarity.

Conclusions:

  • Pictograms may be processed similarly to verbal stimuli at early learning stages.
  • Overlearning pictogram meanings can diminish initial visual field advantages.
  • Familiarity with pictograms enables comprehension through imagery processing.