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The eccentricity effect: target eccentricity affects performance on conjunction searches

M Carrasco1, D L Evert, I Chang

  • 1Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA.

Perception & Psychophysics
|November 1, 1995
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Target location significantly impacts visual search performance in conjunction tasks. As target eccentricity increases, reaction times and errors rise, challenging previous attention-based theories.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Conjunction visual-search tasks traditionally attribute serial patterns to covert attentional shifts.
  • The influence of target location on these search patterns has been largely overlooked.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how target location, specifically eccentricity, affects orientation x color conjunction searches.
  • To re-evaluate the serial self-terminating hypothesis in light of target location effects.

Main Methods:

  • Manipulated target duration (response-deadline, 104 ms, 62 ms) and position (eccentricity) in visual search displays.
  • Employed stepwise regression analysis to predict performance based on eccentricity and set size.

Main Results:

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  • Target eccentricity significantly impacted performance, with increased eccentricity leading to longer reaction times and more errors.
  • The set-size effect intensified with greater target eccentricity.
  • The serial self-terminating hypothesis was rejected for orientation x color conjunction searches.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest spatial resolution and lateral inhibition, rather than solely covert attention, explain eccentricity effects in conjunction searches.
  • Target location is a critical factor influencing visual search efficiency and error rates.