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  • Psychological science
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Human-computer interaction

Background:

  • Behavioral performance in cognitive tasks often lacks reliability, hindering reproducibility and individual differences research.
  • Response time measures in visual search paradigms show poor reliability, impacting attention and distractor processing studies.
  • Oculomotor measures, specifically eye movements, show potential for superior reliability in cognitive assessments.

Approach:

  • Compared reliability of distractor suppression using oculomotor capture (distractor fixations) versus fixation times (latency to target).
  • Analyzed three datasets to assess split-half reliability across different distractor comparisons.
  • Investigated age-related differences in oculomotor reliability.

Key Points:

  • Oculomotor capture demonstrated superior split-half reliability compared to fixation times for distractor suppression.
  • Reliability of oculomotor capture generally falls within acceptable ranges for individual differences research.
  • Older adults exhibited superior oculomotor reliability compared to young adults.

Conclusions:

  • Measuring eye movements (oculomotor capture) provides a more reliable indicator of distractor processing than traditional response times.
  • Enhanced reliability in oculomotor measures can address limitations in aging research caused by response time variability.
  • Further development of oculomotor measures across sensory domains is recommended to boost statistical power, reliability, and reproducibility.