Title

Ceci N’Est Pas Un Walrus: Lexical Processing In Vigilance Performance

Keywords

Decision-making; Lexical processing; Lexical vigilance; Vigilance performance

Abstract

Vigilance, or the ability to sustain attention for extended periods of time, has traditionally been examined using a myriad of symbolic, cognitive, and sensory tasks. However, the current literature indicates a relative lack of empirical investigation on vigilance performance involving lexical processing. To address this gap in the literature, the present study examined the effect of stimulus meaning on vigilance performance (i.e., lure effects). A sample of 126 observers completed a 12-min lexical vigilance task in a research laboratory. Observers were randomly assigned to a standard task (targets and neutral events only) or a lure task (lures, targets, and neutral events presented), wherein lures were stimuli that were categorically similar to target stimuli. A novel analytical approach was utilized to examine the results; the lure groups were divided based on false alarm performance post hoc. Groups were further divided to demonstrate that the presence of lure stimuli significantly affects the decision-making criteria used to assess the performance of lexical vigilance tasks. We also discuss the effect of lure stimuli on measures related to signal detection theory (e.g., sensitivity and response bias).

Publication Date

3-1-2018

Publication Title

Experimental Brain Research

Volume

236

Issue

3

Number of Pages

867-879

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5184-8

Socpus ID

85040768702 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85040768702

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