Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Perceptual Constancy

Perceptual Constancy

Perceptual constancy is the ability to recognize that objects remain consistent and unchanged even when their appearance varies due to changes in sensory input. There are four main types of perceptual constancy: size constancy, shape constancy, color constancy, and brightness constancy.
Size constancy is the recognition that an object remains the same size, even when its image on the retina changes. For instance, a bus is perceived to be large enough to carry people, even if it looks tiny from...

The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic

The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic

In order to make good decisions, we use our knowledge and our reasoning. Often, this knowledge and reasoning is sound and solid. However, sometimes, we are swayed by biases or by others manipulating a situation. For example, let’s say you and three friends wanted to rent a house and had a combined target budget of $1,600. The realtor shows you only very run-down houses for $1,600 and then shows you a very nice house for $2,000. Might you ask each person to pay more in rent to get the $2,000...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Emotional modulation of statistical learning in visual search.

Frontiers in cognition·2026

Same author

The effect of task-irrelevant objects in spatial contextual cueing.

Frontiers in cognition·2026

Same author

Computed Tomography-Based Morphometric Analysis Reveals Intercondylar Notch Stenosis and Osteophytes Are Associated With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association·2026

Same author

All-arthroscopic release in treating knee stiffness after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Annals of joint·2026

Same author

An observation of the relation between the cyst on magnetic resonance imaging at bare-area of humeral head and the adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.

JSES reviews, reports, and techniques·2026

Same author

Activation of α7nAChR reduces inflammation and apoptosis, promoting muscle regeneration through the AKT-FOXO1 pathway.

Cell death and differentiation·2026

Same journal

The effect of retrieval practice on incidental memory is modulated by emotional valence: evidence of ERPs.

Psychological research·2026

Same journal

The length of a piece of string: Where the whole is more than the sum of its constituent parts.

Psychological research·2026

Same journal

The influence of older age, individual differences in cognitive abilities, and state of mind on learning novel categories.

Psychological research·2026

Same journal

Effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on face identification and related perceptual processes: a systematic review.

Psychological research·2026

Same journal

Context-dependent motor-semantic interactions: evidence from dual-task paradigms in semantic fluency.

Psychological research·2026

Same journal

A dual-process account of metaphorical embodiment.

Psychological research·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Eye Tracking During Visually Situated Language Comprehension: Flexibility and Limitations in Uncovering Visual Context Effects

Eye Tracking During Visually Situated Language Comprehension: Flexibility and Limitations in Uncovering Visual Context Effects

Published on: November 30, 2018

Contextual remapping in visual search after predictable target-location changes.

Markus Conci¹, Luning Sun, Hermann J Müller

¹Allgemeine und Experimentelle Psychologie, Department Psychologie, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany. conci@psy.uni-muenchen.de

Psychological Research

|August 21, 2010

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Contextual cueing aids visual search by using learned spatial layouts. This attentional guidance adapts to predictable target changes, showing context-based learning is flexible.

More Related Videos

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Published on: August 29, 2018

Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Rotation of Interactive Virtual Objects with Eye-Tracking Data

Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Rotation of Interactive Virtual Objects with Eye-Tracking Data

Published on: October 18, 2024

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Eye Tracking During Visually Situated Language Comprehension: Flexibility and Limitations in Uncovering Visual Context Effects

Eye Tracking During Visually Situated Language Comprehension: Flexibility and Limitations in Uncovering Visual Context Effects

Published on: November 30, 2018

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Published on: August 29, 2018

Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Rotation of Interactive Virtual Objects with Eye-Tracking Data

Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Rotation of Interactive Virtual Objects with Eye-Tracking Data

Published on: October 18, 2024

Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Visual Perception

Background:

Spatial context significantly influences visual search efficiency.
Contextual cueing, a form of implicit learning, guides attention based on learned spatial layouts.
Understanding how this contextual learning adapts to dynamic target information is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the adaptability of contextual cueing to changes in target identity and location.
To determine if contextual cueing can overcome unpredictable versus predictable target alterations.
To examine the remapping capacity of learned contextual associations.

Main Methods:

Three experiments involving an initial learning phase where participants associated contexts with target locations.
A subsequent test phase introduced predictable and unpredictable changes to target identity and/or location.
Analysis of search performance to assess the effectiveness of contextual cueing under different change conditions.

Main Results:

Contextual cueing did not compensate for unpredictable target changes.
Contextual cueing remained effective for predictable target changes, even immediately following the alteration.
Evidence suggests that learned contextual associations can be remapped to accommodate new task requirements.

Conclusions:

Contextual cueing is adaptive and flexible in response to predictable changes in target information.
The ability to 'remap' learned contextual associations allows for efficient attentional guidance under evolving task demands.
This research highlights the dynamic nature of context-based learning in visual search.