Shapes and visual attention

In this project, we investigate which features of simple 2D shapes can guide visual attention. Stimuli like color, luminance, or orientation are known to be able to guide visual attention. However, even simple shapes consist of multiple local or global features. In our first publication, we found that the global shape and the global orientation can guide visual attention when compatible with the search goals.

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Publications

Simple shapes guide visual attention based on their global outline or global orientation contingent on search goals
Using multiple cue conditions allowed us to show that only specific shape features can guide visual attention. Additionally, I used a simulation approach to estimate the achieved statistical power.
Markus Grüner, Florian Goller, Ulrich Ansorge
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Events

Basic shapes guide visual attention based on search goals
Poster
August 28, 2019 KU Leuven, Belgium
Markus Grüner, Florian Goller, Ulrich Ansorge
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Basic shapes guide visual attention based on search goals