Skarratt, Paul A and Gellatly, Angus RH and Cole, Geoff G and Pilling, Michael and Hulleman, Johan (2014) Looming motion primes the visuomotor system. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40 (2). pp. 566-579. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034456
Skarratt, Paul A and Gellatly, Angus RH and Cole, Geoff G and Pilling, Michael and Hulleman, Johan (2014) Looming motion primes the visuomotor system. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40 (2). pp. 566-579. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034456
Skarratt, Paul A and Gellatly, Angus RH and Cole, Geoff G and Pilling, Michael and Hulleman, Johan (2014) Looming motion primes the visuomotor system. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40 (2). pp. 566-579. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034456
Abstract
A wealth of evidence now shows that human and animal observers display greater sensitivity to objects that move toward them than to objects that remain static or move away. Increased sensitivity in humans is often evidenced by reaction times that increase in rank order from looming, to receding, to static targets. However, it is not clear whether the processing advantage enjoyed by looming motion is mediated by the attention system or the motor system. The present study investigated this by first examining whether sensitivity is to looming motion per se or to certain monocular or binocular cues that constitute stereoscopic motion in depth. None of the cues accounted for the looming advantage. A perceptual measure was then used to examine performance with minimal involvement of the motor system. Results showed that looming and receding motion were equivalent in attracting attention, suggesting that the looming advantage is indeed mediated by the motor system. These findings suggest that although motion itself is sufficient for attentional capture, motion direction can prime motor responses. © 2013 American Psychological Association.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | attentional capture; motor priming; looming; receding; motion |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2014 16:45 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 19:51 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/11272 |
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