Priming of location (PoL) revisited: Reanalysis of a large-scale database.
Saved in:
| Title: | Priming of location (PoL) revisited: Reanalysis of a large-scale database. |
|---|---|
| Authors: | Toledano, Daniel (AUTHOR), Lamy, Dominique (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Visual Cognition. Oct-Dec2024, Vol. 32 Issue 9/10, p886-909. 24p. |
| Subjects: | Task performance, Research funding, Descriptive statistics, Psychology, Attention, Memory, Distraction, Analysis of variance, Visual perception, Space perception, Comparative studies, Cognition |
| Abstract: | Where we search for an object is strongly determined by where we recently found it, even if we don't expect it to remain at the same position. This priming of location (PoL) phenomenon has gained visibility following Maljkovic and Nakayama's (Maljkovic, V., & Nakayama, K. (1996). Priming of pop-out: II. The role of position. Perception & Psychophysics, 58(7), 977–991. ) seminal paper. Here, we revisit these authors' conclusions on five selected issues: the mechanisms underlying PoL, its spatial profile, the contribution of distractor inhibition, the influence of search context changes, and PoL's temporal profile. For each issue, we review the relevant follow-up studies and address open questions by taking advantage of an open-source large-scale database of more than 180,000 trials. While we replicate the core findings published on PoL we provide novel insights on each issue. Our findings show that task demands modulate PoL's spatial characteristics; the inhibitory component was over-estimated in previous studies due to a confound, with PoL mainly indexing facilitation at previous target locations; PoL is sensitive, yet not eliminated, by changes in search context; both passive decay and proactive interference account for PoL's temporal profile; and the effect of a past search event lasts far longer than previously thought, but its response-based component is much shorter-lived. We discuss limitations and directions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Copyright of Visual Cognition is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) | |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
|
Full text is not displayed to guests.
Login for full access.
|
|
| Abstract: | Where we search for an object is strongly determined by where we recently found it, even if we don't expect it to remain at the same position. This priming of location (PoL) phenomenon has gained visibility following Maljkovic and Nakayama's (Maljkovic, V., & Nakayama, K. (1996). Priming of pop-out: II. The role of position. Perception & Psychophysics, 58(7), 977–991. ) seminal paper. Here, we revisit these authors' conclusions on five selected issues: the mechanisms underlying PoL, its spatial profile, the contribution of distractor inhibition, the influence of search context changes, and PoL's temporal profile. For each issue, we review the relevant follow-up studies and address open questions by taking advantage of an open-source large-scale database of more than 180,000 trials. While we replicate the core findings published on PoL we provide novel insights on each issue. Our findings show that task demands modulate PoL's spatial characteristics; the inhibitory component was over-estimated in previous studies due to a confound, with PoL mainly indexing facilitation at previous target locations; PoL is sensitive, yet not eliminated, by changes in search context; both passive decay and proactive interference account for PoL's temporal profile; and the effect of a past search event lasts far longer than previously thought, but its response-based component is much shorter-lived. We discuss limitations and directions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 13506285 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13506285.2024.2315913 |
