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Restoring Attentional Resources With Nature: A Replication Study of Berto's (2005) Paradigm Including Commentary From
Brittany N Neilson1, Curtis M Craig2, Raelyn Y Curiel1
16177 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA.
Human Factors
|April 1, 2020
Summary
This study failed to replicate Berto's (2005) findings that nature images restore attention. Digital nature images did not improve performance on the sustained attention to response task (SART).
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
Background:
- Nature interventions show promise for attention restoration.
- Berto (2005) suggested digital nature images improve performance on attentionally demanding tasks.
- Replication is needed due to concerns about Berto's original study and unpublished contradictory findings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To replicate Berto's (2005) influential study on attention restoration.
- To investigate the effect of digital nature images on attention restoration.
Main Methods:
- Twenty participants viewed nature, urban, or control digital images.
- Participants completed the sustained attention to response task (SART) before and after image exposure.
- SART performance metrics were analyzed using mixed-design ANOVAs.
Main Results:
- The study failed to replicate Berto's (2005) findings.
- No significant improvement in SART performance was observed after viewing nature images.
Conclusions:
- The effectiveness of digital nature images for attention restoration was not supported in this study.
- Potential reasons for non-replication include sample differences, procedural variations, and insufficient attentional depletion.
- Further research is needed to clarify the efficacy of nature interventions for attention restoration.
