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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception
  • Human Information Processing

Background:

  • Previous research shows parallel search when targets and distractors differ in two features across different dimensions.
  • The mechanism by which two features within a single dimension guide search remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how two colors, in a center-surround configuration, guide visual search.
  • To explore search mechanisms in homogeneous and heterogeneous displays.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments 1-3 used homogeneous search displays with varying distractor types and practice conditions.
  • Experiment 4 employed computational modeling on heterogeneous search displays.
  • Search strategies were analyzed based on target-distractor color relationships and display configurations.

Main Results:

  • A parallel, two-color, location-bound search template was demonstrated in homogeneous displays.
  • A strategic preference for single-color guidance emerged with intermixed distractors.
  • Participants acquired and maintained a two-color location-bound strategy with fixed-distractor practice.
  • Heterogeneous displays showed a parallel-sequential two-color guidance search, involving sequential filtering based on color.

Conclusions:

  • Visual search can be guided by two colors in a location-bound manner, especially in homogeneous displays.
  • Search strategies adapt based on display characteristics and distractor variability.
  • Learned search strategies, like the two-color location-bound approach, can be robust and persist even with changing conditions.