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Visuospatial working memory (VSWM) capacity is limited by feature precision. Mouse-guided recall shows increased errors with set size, but imprecision plateaus, unlike pointing responses.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Visuospatial working memory (VSWM) capacity limitations are debated.
  • Resource models suggest capacity is limited by feature retention precision.
  • Prior studies indicated decreasing precision with increasing set size in spatial working memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate VSWM capacity limitations using mouse-based responses.
  • To conceptually replicate Schneegans and Bays (2016) using a different response modality.
  • To examine the effect of set size on localization error, misbinding, and guessing in VSWM.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments using mouse-guided localization tasks.
  • Participants recalled visuospatial information with varying set sizes.
  • Analysis focused on localization error, misbinding probability, and guessing probability.
Keywords:
CapacityResourceVisuospatial working memory

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Main Results:

  • Localization error increased exponentially with set size, consistent with resource models.
  • Misbinding and guessing probabilities increased monotonically with set size.
  • Imprecision did not increase between set sizes of 2 and 8 in Experiment One, an unexpected finding.
  • Experiment Two confirmed this invariance and ruled out oculomotor strategies.

Conclusions:

  • VSWM capacity is influenced by response modality, specifically visuomotor transformations.
  • Mouse-based recall may exhibit different precision dynamics compared to pointing.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering response modality in VSWM research.