인지과학 (Korean Journal of Cognitive Science)

한국인지과학회 (The Korean Society for Cognitive Science)
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주의에 의한 시각 공간 확장

Attention-induced expansion in visual space

  • 발행 : 1999.09.01
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초록

특정 위치에 주어진 선택적 주의에 의해 발생하는 지각 변화를 수용장의 수평 이동 가설 및 시각 공간의 확장 가설을 실험적으로 검증하였다. 검사 자극의 주위에 일정 형태로 배열된 점들의 일부를 깜박이거나 그 점들에 선택적으로 주의를 기울이도록 함으로써 외인 적으로 또는 내인 적으로 주의가 유도되었으며 지각 변화 정도는 동시에 제시되는 검사 선분의 버니어 정렬, 기울기 및 길이 판단을 통해 측정되었다. 주의 효과는 상-하향 단계 조정법(up-and-down staircase method)을 사용하여 버니어 정렬 및 기울기 실험에서는 수직으로 배열된 것처럼 지각되는 검사 선분의 위치나 기울기로, 길이 판단 실험에서는 검사-비교 자극간의 주관적 등가 점(PSE: point of subjective equality)으로 측정되었다. 내인 적, 외인 적 주의 조건 모두에서 수직선이 주의 착 점에서 멀어지는 쪽으로 밀쳐 지각된다는 것과 그 부위에 가까이 제시된 선분이 길게 지각된다는 것이 발견되었다. 주의에 의한 이러한 지각 변화는 검사 자극이 주의 착 점으로부터 멀어질수록, 주의 유도 후 검사 자극 제시까지의 시간이 길어질수록 감소하였다. 수직 선분 자극이 주의 착 점으로부터 밀쳐져 지각되고 수평 선분이 주의 영역 부위에서 길게 지각된 실험 결과는 주의에 의한 지각 변화를 설명하는데 있어 수용 장 이동 가설보다는 지각 공간 확장 가설이 더 적절함을 시사한다.

Selective attention induces perceptual distortions. ranging from repulsion of objects located near the attended area(Suzuki & Cavanagh. 1997) to magnification of the u unattended objects (Tsal & Shalev. 1996). Two hypothetical mechanisms have been p postulated: a shift of receptive fields' positions away from the locus of attention(receptive-field-recruitment hypothesis) or the enlargement of perceived space around the a attended location(space-enlargement hypothesis). The present study distinguished between these hypotheses by investigating the spatial and temporal properties of attention-induced d distortions. Perceptual judgements on vernier alignment. line tilt. line length were used to measure attention-induced changes in perception. Attention was induced exogenously(by blinking a specific set of dots around the test stimuli} or endogenously(by instructing the subject to selectively attend the dots). After inducing attention. the test stimuli were briefly flashed. A staircase method was used to measure the attentional effect. A vertical line was perceived as repelled from the locus of attention. and a line segment appeared longer when attention was given to its vicinity. The effects decreased as the distance between the locus of attention or the time between the onset of attention and the stimulus presentation increased. The results imply that the space-enlargement hypothesis provides a better explanation for the attention-induced changes in perception than the receptive-field-recruitment hypothesis.

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