Abstract

In this study, participants performed a change detection task. Specifically we examined whether participants had to fixate on a difference between two images before they could detect it. Thirty-six participants performed a change detection task in either a 3 minute or a 1.5 minute condition. We found a significant interaction between task duration and fixation type (whether the participant had fixated on the difference in both, one, or neither image). Participants found a greater number of differences given more time only when they fixated on the difference in both images. The number of differences which were detected by participants with a fixation on only one image or on neither image did not increase with a corresponding increase in time, indicating that some mechanical error may be involved. This suggests that participants need to fixate on a difference before being able to detect it.

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Thesis Completion

2013

Semester

Fall

Advisor

Hancock, Peter A.

College

College of Sciences

Department

Psychology

Format

PDF

Identifier

CFH0004500

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

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