TY - JOUR
T1 - Attentional load inhibits vection.
AU - Seno, Takeharu
AU - Ito, Hiroyuki
AU - Sunaga, Shoji
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partly supported by grants-in-aid for scientific research (20300048, 19103003, and 21830081) provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, and a grant provided by the Nissan Science Foundation.
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - In this study, we examined the effects of cognitive task performance on the induction of vection. We hypothesized that, if vection requires attentional resources, performing cognitive tasks requiring attention should inhibit or weaken it. Experiment 1 tested the effects on vection of simultaneously performing a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. The results revealed that the RSVP task affected the subjective strength of vection. Experiment 2 tested the effects of a multiple-object-tracking (MOT) task on vection. Simultaneous performance of the MOT task decreased the duration and subjective strength of vection. Taken together, these findings suggest that vection induction requires attentional resources.
AB - In this study, we examined the effects of cognitive task performance on the induction of vection. We hypothesized that, if vection requires attentional resources, performing cognitive tasks requiring attention should inhibit or weaken it. Experiment 1 tested the effects on vection of simultaneously performing a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. The results revealed that the RSVP task affected the subjective strength of vection. Experiment 2 tested the effects of a multiple-object-tracking (MOT) task on vection. Simultaneous performance of the MOT task decreased the duration and subjective strength of vection. Taken together, these findings suggest that vection induction requires attentional resources.
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U2 - 10.3758/s13414-011-0129-3
DO - 10.3758/s13414-011-0129-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 21491162
AN - SCOPUS:82455196408
SN - 1943-3921
VL - 73
SP - 1467
EP - 1476
JO - Attention, perception & psychophysics
JF - Attention, perception & psychophysics
IS - 5
ER -