Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment
In visual search, participants can incidentally learn spatial target-distractor configurations, leading to shorter search times for repeated compared to novel configurations. Usually, this is tested within the limited visual field provided by a computer monitor. While contextual cueing is typically...
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| description | In visual search, participants can incidentally learn spatial target-distractor configurations, leading to shorter search times for repeated compared to novel configurations. Usually, this is tested within the limited visual field provided by a computer monitor. While contextual cueing is typically investigated on two-dimensional screens, we present for the first time an implementation of a classic contextual cueing task (search for a T-shape among L-shapes) in a three-dimensional virtual environment. This enabled us to test if the typical finding of incidental learning of repeated search configurations, manifested by shorter search times, would hold in a three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) environment. One specific aspect that was tested by combining virtual reality and contextual cueing was if contextual cueing would hold for targets outside the initial field of view (FOV), requiring head movements to be found. In keeping with two-dimensional search studies, reduced search times were observed after the first epoch and remained stable in the remaining experiment. Importantly, comparable search time reductions were observed for targets both within and outside of the initial FOV. The results show that a repeated distractors-only configuration in the initial FOV can guide search for target locations requiring a head movement to be seen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f72032f124014bfbb6fe4f2a49cd86692023-12-03T11:58:46ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252020-07-0110744610.3390/brainsci10070446Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality ExperimentNico Marek0Stefan Pollmann1Department of Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, GermanyIn visual search, participants can incidentally learn spatial target-distractor configurations, leading to shorter search times for repeated compared to novel configurations. Usually, this is tested within the limited visual field provided by a computer monitor. While contextual cueing is typically investigated on two-dimensional screens, we present for the first time an implementation of a classic contextual cueing task (search for a T-shape among L-shapes) in a three-dimensional virtual environment. This enabled us to test if the typical finding of incidental learning of repeated search configurations, manifested by shorter search times, would hold in a three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) environment. One specific aspect that was tested by combining virtual reality and contextual cueing was if contextual cueing would hold for targets outside the initial field of view (FOV), requiring head movements to be found. In keeping with two-dimensional search studies, reduced search times were observed after the first epoch and remained stable in the remaining experiment. Importantly, comparable search time reductions were observed for targets both within and outside of the initial FOV. The results show that a repeated distractors-only configuration in the initial FOV can guide search for target locations requiring a head movement to be seen.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/7/446visual searchcontextual cueingvirtual reality |
| spellingShingle | Nico Marek Stefan Pollmann Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment Brain Sciences visual search contextual cueing virtual reality |
| title | Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment |
| title_full | Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment |
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| title_short | Contextual-Cueing beyond the Initial Field of View—A Virtual Reality Experiment |
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| topic | visual search contextual cueing virtual reality |
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