Beyond gist strategic and incremental information accumulation for scene categorization

Malcolm, George L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-5961, Nuthmann, Antje and Schyns, Philippe G. (2014) Beyond gist strategic and incremental information accumulation for scene categorization. Psychological Science, 25 (5). pp. 1087-1097. ISSN 0956-7976

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Abstract

Research on scene categorization generally concentrates on gist processing, particularly the speed and minimal features with which the "story" of a scene can be extracted. However, this focus has led to a paucity of research into how scenes are categorized at specific hierarchical levels (e.g., a scene could be a road or more specifically a highway); consequently, research has disregarded a potential diagnostically driven feedback process. We presented participants with scenes that were low-pass filtered so only their gist was revealed, while a gaze-contingent window provided the fovea with full-resolution details. By recording where in a scene participants fixated prior to making a basic- or subordinate-level judgment, we identified the scene information accrued when participants made either categorization. We observed a feedback process, dependent on categorization level, that systematically accrues sufficient and detailed diagnostic information from the same scene. Our results demonstrate that during scene processing, a diagnostically driven bidirectional interplay between top-down and bottom-up information facilitates relevant category processing.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	object recognition,eye movements,natural scenes,rapid categorization,recognition,constraints,blobs,edges
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Developmental Science
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2016 13:00
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 01:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58132
DOI:	10.1177/0956797614522816

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