Mastodawn

New preprint on spatial bias in visual attention and how to counter it. In a two-alternative forced choice task, we show a 300% increase in statistical power when left-bias is neutralized. More is possible. Implications for visual world paradigm and perhaps the maze task.

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/p8gz7_v1

This started as a student project in our eye-tracking course. Amazing to see what cool things students will put together if you let them.

#attention #vision #eyetracking #spatialbias #2afc

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Feb 4, 2024

Study: “Smarter” #dogs think more like humans to overcome their #biases
Both the shape of a dog's head and cognitive ability determine degree of #spatialbias.
The researchers found that dogs learned faster when they had to choose the direction, i.e., whether the treat was located on the left or the right. It was harder for the dogs to learn whether a treat would be found on a black square plate or a white round plate.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/study-smarter-dogs-think-more-like-humans-to-overcome-their-biases/