Attentional strategy choice is not predicted by cognitive ability or academic performance

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

VISUAL COGNITION Pub Date : 2022-11-26 DOI:10.1080/13506285.2023.2175945

Molly R. McKinney, Heather A. Hansen, Jessica L. Irons, Andrew B. Leber

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Abstract

ABSTRACT People exhibit vast individual variation in the degree to which they choose optimal attentional control strategies during visual search, although it is not well understood what predicts such variation. In the present study, we sought to determine whether markers of real-world achievement (assessed via undergraduate GPA) and cognitive ability (e.g., general fluid intelligence) could predict attentional strategy optimization (assessed via the Adaptive Choice Visual Search task; [Irons, J. L., & Leber, A. B. (2018). Characterizing individual variation in the strategic use of attentional control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44(10), 1637–1654]). Results showed that, while general cognitive ability predicted visual search response time and accuracy, neither achievement nor cognitive ability metrics could predict attentional strategy optimization. Thus, the determinants of attentional strategy remain elusive, and we discuss potential steps to shed light on this important research topic.

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注意策略选择不是由认知能力或学习成绩预测的

摘要人们在视觉搜索过程中选择最佳注意力控制策略的程度存在巨大的个体差异，尽管人们还不清楚是什么预测了这种差异。在本研究中，我们试图确定现实世界成就的标志物（通过本科生GPA评估）和认知能力（例如，一般流体智力）是否可以预测注意力策略优化（通过自适应选择视觉搜索任务评估；[Iirons，J.L.，&Leber，A。B.（2018）。表征注意力控制策略使用中的个体差异。实验心理学杂志：人类感知与表现，44（10），1637-1654]）。结果表明，虽然一般认知能力可以预测视觉搜索反应的时间和准确性，但成就和认知能力指标都不能预测注意策略的优化。因此，注意力策略的决定因素仍然难以捉摸，我们讨论了阐明这一重要研究主题的潜在步骤。

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VISUAL COGNITION PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

10.00%

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期刊介绍： Visual Cognition publishes new empirical research that increases theoretical understanding of human visual cognition. Studies may be concerned with any aspect of visual cognition such as object, face, and scene recognition; visual attention and search; short-term and long-term visual memory; visual word recognition and reading; eye movement control and active vision; and visual imagery. The journal is devoted to research at the interface of visual perception and cognition and does not typically publish papers in areas of perception or psychophysics that are covered by the many publication outlets for those topics.