인지과학 (Korean Journal of Cognitive Science)

한국인지과학회 (The Korean Society for Cognitive Science)
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변화탐지와 회상 과제에 기초한 시각작업기억의 통합적 객체 표상 검증

Integrated Object Representations in Visual Working Memory Examined by Change Detection and Recall Task Performance

  • Inae Lee (Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Joo-Seok Hyun (Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University)
  • 투고 : 2023.12.20
  • 심사 : 2024.01.12
  • 발행 : 2024.03.31
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본 연구는 두 가지 이론적 모델인 통합된 객체 모형과 특장 병렬-독립 저장 모형을 검증함으로써 시각작업기억 표상의 특성을 조사하였다. 실험 I에서 참가자들은 색상 사각형, 방위 막대 또는 두 가지 모두로 구성된 배열을 기억한 뒤 이를 토대로 변화탐지과제를 수행했다. 단일 특징 조건에서 기억배열은 하나의 특징(방위 또는 색상)으로만 구성된 반면, 두 가지 특징 조건은 둘 모두를 포함했다. 두 조건간 변화탐지 수행의 차이는 없었으며 이는 병렬-독립 저장 모형보다는 통합된 객체 모형을 지지한다. 실험 II에서는 이등변삼각형의 방위, 색상 사각형 또는 두 특징 모두로 구성된 기억배열을 대상으로 회상과제가 실시되었으며, 단일 특징과 두 가지 특징 조건 간 회상 수행이 비교되었다. 두 조건 간 회상 정확도에는 차이가 없었으나 표상 선명도와 추측반응에 대한 분석 결과는 강한 객체 모형보다는 약한 객체 모형을 시사했다. 본 연구의 결과는 시각작업기억의 표상 특성을 둘러싼 현시점의 논쟁에 있어서 병렬-독립 저장 모형이 아닌 통합된 객체 모형의 우세를 지지한다.

This study investigates the characteristics of visual working memory (VWM) representations by examining two theoretical models: the integrated-object and the parallel-independent feature storage models. Experiment I involved a change detection task where participants memorized arrays of either orientation bars, colored squares, or both. In the one-feature condition, the memory array consisted of one feature (either orientations or colors), whereas the two-feature condition included both. We found no differences in change detection performance between the conditions, favoring the integrated object model over the parallel-independent feature storage model. Experiment II employed a recall task with memory arrays of isosceles triangles' orientations, colored squares, or both, and one-feature and two-feature conditions were compared for their recall performance. We found again no clear difference in recall accuracy between the conditions, but the results of analyses for memory precision and guessing responses indicated the weak object model over the strong object model. For ongoing debates surrounding VWM's representational characteristics, these findings highlight the dominance of the integrated object model over the parallel independent feature storage model.

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This research was supported by the Chung-Ang University Research Scholarship Grants in 2022. (2022)

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