Thompson, C 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7967-7019, Howting, L and Hills, P
2015,
'The transference of visual search between two unrelated tasks : measuring the temporal characteristics of carry-over'
, The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 68 (11)
, pp. 2255-2273.
Abstract
Investigations into the persistence of top-down control settings do not accurately reflect the nature of dynamic tasks. They typically involve extended practice with an initial task, and this initial task usually shares similar stimuli with a second task. Recent work shows that visual attention and search can be affected by limited exposure to a preceding, unrelated task and the current study explored the temporal characteristics of this ‘carry-over’ effect. Thirty-four participants completed one, four, or eight simple letter searches and then searched a natural scene. The spatial layout of letters influenced spread of search in the pictures and this was further impacted by the time spent in the initial task, yet the carry-over effect diminished quickly. The results have implications for theories of top-down control, and models that attempt to predict search in natural scenes. They are also relevant to real-world tasks in which performance is closely related to visual attention and search.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Built and Human Environment Media, Digital Technology and the Creative Economy |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 1747-0218 |
| Related URLs: | |
| Funders: | Non funded research |
| Depositing User: | Dr Catherine Thompson |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2015 17:47 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2021 15:48 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/33987 |
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