Object bias is mediated by the collinearity of targets

Crundall, D, Cole, GG and Galpin, AJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7699-8706 2007, 'Object bias is mediated by the collinearity of targets' , Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60 (1) , pp. 137-153.

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Abstract

Same-object bias occurs when tasks associated with processing a single object are faster than tasks associated with two objects. Over five experiments we assessed whether same-object bias is mediated by the collinearity of the targets. Participants decided whether two targets, presented either within a single object or across two objects, were the same or different. Results showed that same-object bias only occurred when targets appeared on the same straight line within the same object. When targets appeared in the same object but were separated by an angle or corner, within-object facilitation was eliminated or greatly reduced. In a final experiment, response times to two targets that were collinear but on separate objects were responded to faster than were noncollinear targets on the same object. This suggests that collinearity between targets mediates the effect found in this paradigm, at least to a greater extent than colour grouping.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1747-0218
Depositing User:	H Kenna
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2007 10:46
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 21:59
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/257

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