Target-tilt and vertical-hemifield asymmetries in free-scan search for 3-D targets
Authors: Previc F. H.; Naegele P. D.
Source: Perception & Psychophysics, Volume 63, Number 3, 1 April 2001 , pp. 445-457(13)
Publisher: Psychonomic Society Publications
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Abstract:
In this study, asymmetries in finding pictorial 3-D targets defined by their tilt and rotation in space were investigated by means of a free-scan search task. In Experiment 1, feature search for cube tilt and rotation, as assessed by a spatial forced-choice task, was slow but still exhibited a characteristic "flat" slope; it was also much faster to upward-tilted cubes and to targets located in the upper half of the search field. Faster search times for cubes and rectangular solids in the upper field, an advantage for upward-tilted cubes, and a strong interaction between target tilt and direction of lighting (upward or downward) for the rectangular solids were all demonstrated in Experiment 2. Finally, an advantage in searching for tilted cubes located in the upper half of the display was shown in Experiment 3, which used a present–absent search task. The results of this study confirm that the upper-field bias in visual search is due mainly to a biased search mechanism and not to the features of the target stimulus or to specific ecological factors.Language: English
Document Type: Research article
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