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Gaze and informativeness during category learning: Evidence for an inverse relation

Vigo , Dr. Ronaldo and Zeigler, Derek and Halsey , Phillip (2013) Gaze and informativeness during category learning: Evidence for an inverse relation. [Journal (Paginated)]

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In what follows, we explore the general relationship between eye gaze during a category learning task and the information conveyed by each member of the learned category. To understand the nature of this relationship empirically, we used eye tracking during a novel object classification paradigm. Results suggest that the average fixation time per object during learning is inversely proportional to the amount of information that object conveys about its category. This inverse relationship may seem counterintuitive; however, objects that have a high information value are inherently more representative of their category. Therefore, their generality captures the essence of the category structure relative to less representative objects. As such, it takes relatively less time to process these objects than their less informative companions. We use a general information measure referred to as representational information theory (Vigo, 2011a, 2013a) to articulate and interpret the results from our experiment and compare its predictions to those of three models of prototypicality.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:Category learning; Eye movements; Math modelling; Object-based attention; Representational information.
Subjects:Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
Psychology > Perceptual Cognitive Psychology
Psychology > Psychophysics
ID Code:9077
Deposited By: Zeigler , Derek
Deposited On:18 Nov 2013 21:03
Last Modified:18 Nov 2013 21:03

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