Title: Search time and correction ratio in visual search processing by visual angle and the stimuli presented

Authors: Yasuhiro Sasaki, Mitsuhiko Karashima, Murako Saito

Addresses: Manufacturing Engineering Department, Bridgestone Corporation, 3-1-1, Ogawahigashi-Cho, Kodaira-Shi, Tokyo, Japan. ' Manufacturing Engineering Department, Bridgestone Corporation, 3-1-1, Ogawahigashi-Cho, Kodaira-Shi, Tokyo, Japan. ' Manufacturing Engineering Department, Bridgestone Corporation, 3-1-1, Ogawahigashi-Cho, Kodaira-Shi, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract: This study aims at confirming the significance of search asymmetry and the existence of self-terminating effect, by investigating not only the search time but also the correction ratio. For the evaluation of search processing performance, correct ratio was an important index in addition to search time. Search time reflected a self-terminating effect depending on the condition of stimuli presentation, whereas correct ratio reflected performance accuracy in visual search. The former represents the total processing of human visual search performance and the latter represents human perception accuracy in early vision.

Keywords: early vision; search asymmetry; self-terminating effect; search processing; pop-out effect; search time; correction ratio; visual search processing; visual angle; stimuli; human perception; perception accuracy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2009.024412

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2009 Vol.2 No.3, pp.203 - 216

Published online: 03 Apr 2009 *

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