TY - JOUR
T1 - Interrupted visual searches reveal volatile search memory
AU - Shen, Y. Jeremy
AU - Jiang, Yuhong V.
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - This study investigated memory from interrupted visual searches. Participants conducted a change detection search task on polygons overlaid on scenes. Search was interrupted by various disruptions, including unfilled delay, passive viewing of other scenes, and additional search on new displays. Results showed that performance was unaffected by short intervals of unfilled delay or passive viewing, but it was impaired by additional search tasks. Across delays, memory for the spatial layout of the polygons was retained for future use, but memory for polygon shapes, background scene, and absolute polygon locations was not. The authors suggest that spatial memory aids interrupted visual searches, but the use of this memory is easily disrupted by additional searches. PsycINFO Database Record
AB - This study investigated memory from interrupted visual searches. Participants conducted a change detection search task on polygons overlaid on scenes. Search was interrupted by various disruptions, including unfilled delay, passive viewing of other scenes, and additional search on new displays. Results showed that performance was unaffected by short intervals of unfilled delay or passive viewing, but it was impaired by additional search tasks. Across delays, memory for the spatial layout of the polygons was retained for future use, but memory for polygon shapes, background scene, and absolute polygon locations was not. The authors suggest that spatial memory aids interrupted visual searches, but the use of this memory is easily disrupted by additional searches. PsycINFO Database Record
KW - Change detection
KW - Disruptions
KW - Interrupted searches
KW - Spatial memory
KW - Spatial organization
KW - Visual attention and memory
KW - Visual search
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U2 - 10.1037/0096-1523.32.5.1208
DO - 10.1037/0096-1523.32.5.1208
M3 - Article
C2 - 17002532
AN - SCOPUS:33749449753
SN - 0096-1523
VL - 32
SP - 1208
EP - 1220
JO - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
IS - 5
ER -