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Set-Size Effects in Visual Search Tasks

Authors
Junyi Chen1, Yijia Gao2, Ruijun Pan3, *
1Changsha Yali High School, Changsha, 410021, Hunan, China
2Guangdong Experimental High School, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
3Shanghai Gezhi High School, Shanghai, 201401, Shanghai, China
*Corresponding author. Email: shenchao@gezhi.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Ruijun Pan
Available Online 19 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_49How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Visual search tasks; Polygons; Set-size effects; Selective attention
Abstract

Set-size effects have always been fundamental factors to be studied in visual search tasks. The existence of set-size effects has been proven in most visual search tasks. However, some exceptions did not demonstrate significant set-size effects. Results of several experiments indicated that altering the shape of stimuli presented might cause the set-size effects to diminish. Thus, the goal of this study is to investigate the set-size effects in a specific visual search task with polygons as stimuli. For brevity, polygon search tasks will be used. An experiment using hexagons and pentagons as stimuli was designed and carried out to investigate the set-size effects in polygon search tasks in depth. The result showed that the mean reaction time of participants increased slowly for larger set sizes, suggesting that set-size effects exist in polygon search tasks. However, the correlation between the mean reaction time and the set size declined compared to that in simple visual search tasks, which led to the conclusion that polygon search tasks might be affected by factors other than set sizes.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 November 2022
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978-2-494069-05-3
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_49How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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