When meaning matters: The temporal dynamics of semantic influences on visual attention

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
Floor de GrootChristian N L Olivers

Abstract

An important question is, to what extent is visual attention driven by the semantics of individual objects, rather than by their visual appearance? This study investigates the hypothesis that timing is a crucial factor in the occurrence and strength of semantic influences on visual orienting. To assess the dynamics of such influences, the authors presented the target instruction either before or after visual stimulus onset, while eye movements were continuously recorded throughout the search. The results show a substantial but delayed bias in orienting toward semantically related objects compared with visually related objects when target instruction is presented before visual stimulus onset. However, this delay can be completely undone by presenting the visual information before the target instruction (Experiment 1). Moreover, the absence or presence of visual competition does not change the temporal dynamics of the semantic bias (Experiment 2). Visual orienting is thus driven by priority settings that dynamically shift between visual and semantic representations, with each of these types of bias operating largely independently. The findings bridge the divide between the visual attention and the psycholinguistic literature. (Ps...Continue Reading

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Jul 7, 2016·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·George L MalcolmSarah Shomstein
May 3, 2019·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Andrew ClementJames R Brockmole
May 24, 2019·PloS One·Antje NuthmannChristian N L Olivers
Mar 3, 2017·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Elisa BattistoniMarius V Peelen
Sep 22, 2018·Scientific Reports·Samuel NoormanIrina Simanova
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