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  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.

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Researchers explored eye movement strategies for visual comparison using minimal working memory. Findings reveal distinct strategies in free vs. sequential tasks, optimizing scan paths for efficiency.

Keywords:
comparative visual search taskeye trackingminimal use of working memorysaccade strategy

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Visual comparison tasks are fundamental to cognitive processes.
  • Understanding eye movement strategies is key to optimizing visual search and decision-making.
  • Previous paradigms offer a basis for studying working memory in visual tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate eye movement strategies during visual comparison with minimal working memory.
  • To compare strategies employed in free comparison versus single sequential comparison tasks.
  • To identify efficient visual comparison techniques and their theoretical implications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a novel application of Pomplun's paradigm for visual comparison.
  • Implemented two tasks: free comparison and single sequential comparison.
  • Analyzed eye movement data to differentiate between task strategies.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences in eye movement patterns were observed between the two tasks.
  • Evidence suggests the utilization of minimal working memory in the free comparison task.
  • An average of 2.87 items were processed per view sequence when more than three items were present.
  • An alternating left-right reference strategy was identified, minimizing scan paths.

Conclusions:

  • Eye movement strategies differ significantly based on working memory constraints in visual comparison.
  • The alternating left-right reference strategy represents an efficient method for visual comparison with minimal working memory.
  • Findings contribute to the understanding of typical visual comparison strategies and their theoretical significance.