As humans with complex categorical tendencies and visual-attentive systems, we assume that our visual representations of the world around us are accurate. Previous research provides an explanation of how what we see is a watered-down version of the world around us and, in particular, how the phenomenon of change blindness contributes to this. Change blindness describes the experience of not noticing objects that are in our field of vision, particularly due to a concentration of attention on the part of the individual. In previous studies, whether a stimulus is in the center or periphery of the visual field has been found to make a difference in how change blindness is experienced, as centrally located changes were found to be more noticeable than changes in the periphery. area. Our study tests modify blindness in college-age participants exposed to alternating images by measuring their accuracy in describing the change as well as how quickly the change is noticed. Test variables include the type of change (change in location, color, and presence) and the location where these changes occur (central or peripheral). We predicted that color changes would be identified more accurately and quickly, and that centrally occurring object changes would also be noticed more quickly and more accurately. Consenting participants were shown alternating between an image and its edited version (interposed by a black screen) that produced a flickering effect. Subjects observed this until they indicated recognition of the change. Speed and accuracy were compared and measured for all variables. We found that a color change was the most reliably and quickly reported, followed by changes in presence and changes in location… middle of the paper… several factors can influence how, when and to what extent it occurs change blindness. In doing so, we are interested in subjects' reaction times and accuracy in spotting a difference between an original and an altered image. Other implications we intend to replicate are the effects of the type of change including: how the changed object in question is positioned (centrally or peripherally), as well as what types of specific differences lend themselves to being better noticed or ignored (changing the color of a object and presence or absence of an object). We hypothesize that there will be a significant effect displayed when color changes, both in terms of accuracy and speed. Furthermore, we hypothesize that changes made to the color or simple presence of an object will be significantly more noticeable when viewed at the center, compared to those at the periphery..
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