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Contextual and social cues may dominate natural visual search

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2017

Linda Henriksson  and
Riitta Hari
Linda Henriksson
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 AALTO, Finland; linda.henriksson@aalto.fi https://people.aalto.fi/linda_henriksson
Riitta Hari
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 AALTO, Finland; linda.henriksson@aalto.fi https://people.aalto.fi/linda_henriksson Department of Art, Aalto University, 00076 AALTO, Finland. riitta.hari@aalto.fi https://people.aalto.fi/riitta_hari
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Abstract

A framework where only the size of the functional visual field of fixations can vary is hardly able to explain natural visual-search behavior. In real-world search tasks, context guides eye movements, and task-irrelevant social stimuli may capture the gaze.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e139
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