How Does item Memorability Influence the Attentional Blink?

Presenter

Samantha R. Kelleher

Group Members

Amy MacGlashing

Campus

Worcester State University

Sponsor

Brittany Jeye, Department of Psychology, Worcester State University

Schedule

Session 3, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM [Schedule by Time][Poster Grid for Time/Location]

Location

Poster Board A78, Campus Center Auditorium, Row 4 (A61-A80) [Poster Location Map]

Abstract

Previous research has found that individuals are less likely to perceive a target item when it directly follows an emotionally evoking one (i.e., “emotion-induced blindness”, a type of attentional blink). Our previous experiment focused on determining whether the memorability of an item induces an attentional blink. Participants were asked to spot a single target within a rapid serial visual presentation where an image of high, low, or neutral memorability preceded the target as a distractor by either two or eight images. Filler images were of neutral memorability. We found no differences in attentional blink across levels of memorability. For our current study, the filler images are changed to those of low memorability to investigate differences in the attentional blink across different levels of memorability.

Keywords

Memorability, Attention, Rapid Serial Visual Presentation , Attentional Blink

Research Area

Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

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