#4093. Comparing imagery and perception: Using eye movements to dissociate mechanisms in search

September 2026publication date
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Language and Linguistics;
Linguistics and Language;
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology;
Sensory Systems;
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Abstract:
It has been demonstrated that color imagery can have a profound impact when generated prior to search, while at the same time, perceptual cues have a somewhat limited influence. Given this discrepancy, the present study evaluated the processes impacted by imagery and perception using a singleton search task where participants had to find an oddball colored target among homogenously colored distractors. It was revealed that color imagery led to both a larger benefit when it matched the target and a larger cost when it matched the distractors relative to perceptual cues. By parsing response times into pre-search, search, and response phases based on eye movements, it was revealed that, while imagery and perceptual cues both influenced the search phase, imagery had a significantly greater influence than perceptual cues. Overall, the present findings reveal that the influence of imagery is profound as it affects multiple processes in the vision-perception pipeline, while perception only appeared to impact search.
Keywords:
Attention capture; Eye movements; Imagery; Top-down; Visual search

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