Visual Field Preference and Reference Strategy in Comparative Visual Search

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined both visual field preference (left/right and upper/lower visual fields) and the utilized reference strategy in tasks of comparative visual search. Participants were asked to spot the difference between two images (shown side by side) that were presented either horizontally or vertically on paper (Experiment 1A and 1B) or on a computer screen (Experiment 2A and 2B). The behavioral and eye movement data suggested that participants had a bias for the use of an upper-reference strategy, but they had no strong bias for the use of a left- or right-reference strategy in comparative visual search. The implications and mechanisms were discussed.

Key words: visual field preference, visual comparison, visual attention, eye movements

摘要： 通过四个实验系统探讨了“找茬”任务中的视野偏好（左右侧偏好与上下侧偏好），即个体偏好点击或标记哪一侧来确认发现的差异。实验1A要求被试用圆珠笔圈出A4纸上左右并排呈现的两幅图片的差异，实验1B任务相同，图片采用上下排列方式。实验2A和2B的任务同上，区别在于实验刺激呈现在电脑屏幕上，且通过眼动仪记录被试在“找茬”任务中的眼动行为。总体结果表明，个体在比较上下排列的图片时，存在使用上方图片作为参照点的倾向，但在左右比较中整体上无明显的参照视野偏好。

关键词: 视野偏好, 视觉比较, 视觉注意, 眼动

CLC Number:

B842

WU-REN Qimuge, ZHAO Aoxue, WANG Yuhan, ZHUANG Xiangling, MA Guojie. Visual Field Preference and Reference Strategy in Comparative Visual Search[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(2): 166-171.

乌仁其木格, 赵傲雪, 汪钰涵, 庄想灵, 马国杰. “找茬”任务中的视野偏好与参照策略[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(2): 166-171.

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