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Abstract
The present work shows the existence of systematic individual differences in change blindness. It can be concluded that the sensitivity for changes is a trait. That is, persons differ in their ability to detect changes, independent from the situation or the measurement method. Moreover, there are two explanations for individual differences in change blindness: a) capacity differences in visual selective attention that may be influenced by top-down activated attention helping to focus attention onto relevant stimuli b) differences in working memory capacity or in decision making. In accordance with this, age-related individual differences in the sensitivity for changes can be explained by attentional processes and by confidence in the own ratings. Together, the present work might form the basis for a more application-oriented research on individual differences in change blindness and its underlying processes.
Document type: | Dissertation |
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Supervisor: | Schankin, PD Dr. Andrea |
Place of Publication: | Heidelberg |
Date of thesis defense: | 3 December 2015 |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2016 10:21 |
Date: | 2016 |
Faculties / Institutes: | The Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies > Institute of Psychology |
DDC-classification: | 100 Philosophy 150 Psychology |
Controlled Keywords: | Aufmerksamkeit, Elektrophysiologie, Individualität |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Change Blindness, individuelle Unterschiede. |