Code for: Attentional Capture in Multiple Object Tracking
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Pichlmeier, Sebastian
Pfeiffer, Till
Abstract / Description
Code for: Pichlmeier, S., & Pfeiffer, T. (2021). Attentional capture in multiple object tracking. Journal of Vision, 21(8), 16. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.8.16
Attentional processes are generally assumed to be involved in multiple object tracking (MOT). The Attentional Capture (AC) paradigm is regularly employed to study conditions of attentional control. It has up to now not been used to assess influences of sudden onset distractor stimuli in MOT. We investigated whether AC does occur in MOT: Are onset distractors processed at all in dynamic attentional tasks? We found that sudden onset distractors were effective in lowering probe detection thus demonstrating AC. Tracking performance as dependent measure was not affected. The AC effect persisted in conditions of higher tracking load (experiment 2) and was dramatically increased in lower presentation frequency (experiment 3). Tracking performance was shown to suffer only when onset distractors were presented serially with very short time gaps in between thus effectively disturbing reengaging attention on the tracking set (experiment 4). We discuss that rapid dis- and reengagement of attention on a target object and stable representation of the tracking array in visual working memory allow managing strong disruptions of attention during tracking.
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Date of first publication
2021-06-08
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PsychArchives
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Pichlmeier, S., & Pfeiffer, T. (2021). Code for: Attentional Capture in Multiple Object Tracking. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4889
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ACinMOT.RR script - 60.38KBMD5: 6ed3cebae64d2da4e821b0b711dc108d
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32021-06-08Updated as of June 8th, 2021; includes updated R-code for analysis.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pichlmeier, Sebastian
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pfeiffer, Till
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2021-06-08T14:41:52Z
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Made available on2020-06-17T16:46:28Z
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Made available on2021-01-18T16:35:37Z
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Made available on2021-06-08T14:41:52Z
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Date of first publication2021-06-08
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Abstract / DescriptionCode for: Pichlmeier, S., & Pfeiffer, T. (2021). Attentional capture in multiple object tracking. Journal of Vision, 21(8), 16. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.8.16en
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Abstract / DescriptionAttentional processes are generally assumed to be involved in multiple object tracking (MOT). The Attentional Capture (AC) paradigm is regularly employed to study conditions of attentional control. It has up to now not been used to assess influences of sudden onset distractor stimuli in MOT. We investigated whether AC does occur in MOT: Are onset distractors processed at all in dynamic attentional tasks? We found that sudden onset distractors were effective in lowering probe detection thus demonstrating AC. Tracking performance as dependent measure was not affected. The AC effect persisted in conditions of higher tracking load (experiment 2) and was dramatically increased in lower presentation frequency (experiment 3). Tracking performance was shown to suffer only when onset distractors were presented serially with very short time gaps in between thus effectively disturbing reengaging attention on the tracking set (experiment 4). We discuss that rapid dis- and reengagement of attention on a target object and stable representation of the tracking array in visual working memory allow managing strong disruptions of attention during tracking.en
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CitationPichlmeier, S., & Pfeiffer, T. (2021). Code for: Attentional Capture in Multiple Object Tracking. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4889en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/2698.3
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4889
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Language of contenteng
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Language of contentdeu
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PublisherPsychArchivesen
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Is referenced byhttps://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.8.16
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4890
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4887
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.8.16
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleCode for: Attentional Capture in Multiple Object Trackingen
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