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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2017.20.2.137

The Influence of Stimulus Contrast and Color on Target Detection under Multiple Rapid Serial Visual Presentation  

Park, Jong-Min (Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Giyeon (Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University)
Hyun, Joo-Seok (Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.20, no.2, 2017 , pp. 137-148 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study examined the effect of stimulus contrast and color on detection of a target embedded in streams of letters. In Experiment 1, each trial displayed four rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) streams of letters (i.e., multi-RSVP), and each stream occupied one of four different locations. Each frame in the RSVP stream had four white distractors at the locations except one frame where a dim grey target was displayed at a location with three white distractors at the remaining locations. In the low-visibility target condition, the target's grey color was slightly darker than the background grey whereas much dimmer in the high-visibility condition. Participants were asked to report presence of a predesignated target as quickly and accurately as possible upon its detection in each trial, and their target detection turned out more accurate and quicker in the high-visibility than the low-visibility condition. In Experiment 2, the same RSVP displays and task as Experiment were used, but the grey target letters in the high-visibility condition were replaced with those of distinct chromatic colors. Participants detected target presence more accurately in the high-visibility condition, but the reaction time did not differ between the visibility conditions. The results indicate that higher stimulus contrast as well as distinct color can improve perception of a target stimulus displayed among visually-demanding background, but also suggest that stimulus contrast may play a more substantial role for such perceptual improvement.
Keywords
Stimulus Contrast; Color; RSVP; Visibility; Target Detection;
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