Motivation Effects During Cued Visual Search

June 7, 2023 updated by: Nancy Carlisle, Lehigh University
In this line of research, we are examining whether motivation increases the utilization of target (positive) or distractor (negative) color cues to improve visual attention performance.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

When finding a search target, receiving a target cue or distractor cue can increase search efficiency. We are examining whether we can improve people's use of the cues to aid visual search performance if we increase their motivation through reward or time pressure.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015
        • Lehigh University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • normal or corrected to normal visual acuity, normal color vision

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Within-subjects motivation manipulation
Low or high motivation
Behavioral: Motivation Manipulation
On some trials, participants have lower motivation and on other trials participants have higher motivation.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Button Press Reaction Time
Time Frame: During Testing (single day)
Speed to respond correctly to the target- after participant finds the target shape on a computer screen, they press a button to indicate what shape they see
During Testing (single day)
Button Press Accuracy
Time Frame: During Testing (single day)
Accuracy of responses to target item- we will measure whether the participants presses the correct button which corresponds to the target shape presented on the computer screen or the incorrect button
During Testing (single day)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Lehigh University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nancy Carlisle, Lehigh University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 7, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 17, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 17, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 19, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

November 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 8, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2R15EY030247-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

We plan to share anonymized subject data on Open Science Framework.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Upon publication.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Open Science Framework internet access.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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