TY - JOUR
T1 - Using virtual reality to induce multi-trial inattentional blindness despite trial-by-trial measures of awareness
AU - Hirschhorn, Rony
AU - Biderman, Dan
AU - Biderman, Natalie
AU - Yaron, Itay
AU - Bennet, Rotem
AU - Plotnik, Meir
AU - Mudrik, Liad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Unconscious processing has been widely examined using diverse and well-controlled methodologies. However, the extent to which these findings are relevant to real-life instances of information processing without awareness is limited. Here, we present a novel inattentional blindness (IB) paradigm in virtual reality (VR). In three experiments, we managed to repeatedly induce IB while participants foveally viewed salient stimuli for prolonged durations. The effectiveness of this paradigm demonstrates the close relationship between top-down attention and subjective experience. Thus, this method provides an ecologically valid setup to examine processing without awareness.
AB - Unconscious processing has been widely examined using diverse and well-controlled methodologies. However, the extent to which these findings are relevant to real-life instances of information processing without awareness is limited. Here, we present a novel inattentional blindness (IB) paradigm in virtual reality (VR). In three experiments, we managed to repeatedly induce IB while participants foveally viewed salient stimuli for prolonged durations. The effectiveness of this paradigm demonstrates the close relationship between top-down attention and subjective experience. Thus, this method provides an ecologically valid setup to examine processing without awareness.
KW - Ecological research
KW - Inattentional blindness
KW - Unconscious processing
KW - Virtual reality
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U2 - 10.3758/s13428-024-02401-8
DO - 10.3758/s13428-024-02401-8
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C2 - 38594442
AN - SCOPUS:85190253231
SN - 1554-351X
VL - 56
SP - 3452
EP - 3468
JO - Behavior Research Methods
JF - Behavior Research Methods
IS - 4
ER -