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Guided search through memory

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ABSTRACT In “hybrid” search, observers search a visual display for any of several targets held in memory. It is known that the contents of the memory set can guide visual… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT In “hybrid” search, observers search a visual display for any of several targets held in memory. It is known that the contents of the memory set can guide visual search (e.g., if the memorized targets are all animals, visual attention can be guided away from signs). It is not known if the visual display can guide memory search (e.g., if the memory set is composed of signs and animals, can a visual display of signs restrict memory search to just the signs?). In three hybrid search experiments, participants memorized sets of items that belonged to either one or several categories. Participants were then presented with visual displays containing multiple items, also drawn from one or several categories. Participants were asked to determine if any of the items from their current memory set were present in the visual display. We replicate the finding that visual search can be guided by the contents of memory. We find weaker, novel evidence that memory search can be guided by the contents of the visual display.

Keywords: search; memory set; visual display; search memory; memory

Journal Title: Visual Cognition
Year Published: 2018

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