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Response time distributions in multidimensional perceptual categorization

W T Maddox1, F G Ashby, L R Gottlob

  • 1Arizona State University, Tempe, USA. maddox@psy.utexas.edu

Perception & Psychophysics
|June 18, 1998
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Response times (RT) in categorization tasks are faster for stimuli farther from category boundaries. This effect, along with other factors like task difficulty and response biases, influences categorization accuracy and speed.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Understanding categorization is crucial for cognitive science.
  • Response time (RT) data offers insights into cognitive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between stimulus-boundary distance and RT in categorization.
  • To analyze the influence of task difficulty and response biases on RT distributions and hazard functions.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three speeded categorization experiments using separable dimension stimuli.
  • Manipulated category boundary form and exemplar-to-boundary distance.
  • Collected extensive data (300-400 repetitions per stimulus) for accurate RT distribution and hazard function analysis.

Main Results:

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  • Faster RT for stimuli farther from the category boundary (stochastic dominance).
  • RT invariance for stimuli equidistant from the boundary.
  • Errors were slower than correct responses only under high task difficulty.
  • Response biases significantly impacted the relationship between correct and error RT.
  • RT hazard function shape was modulated by distance to the category boundary.

Conclusions:

  • Stimulus-boundary distance is a key determinant of categorization RT.
  • RT distributions and hazard functions provide detailed insights into categorization models.
  • Task difficulty and response biases interact with stimulus properties to shape performance.