2020
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/xrb8j
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The Predation Game: Does dividing attention affect patterns of human foraging?

Abstract: Attention is known to play an important role in shaping the behaviour of both human and animal foragers. Here, in two experiments, we built on our previous interactive tasks to create an online foraging game for studying divided attention in human participants exposed to the (simulated) risk of predation. Participants used a “sheep” object to collect items from different target categories randomly distributed across the display. Each trial also contained “wolf” objects, whose movement was inspired by classic s… Show more

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“…In other ongoing work in our lab, we have started to explore how the risk of simulated predation affects patterns of human foraging (for an online example of these tasks, see https://maltacogsci.org/thePredationGame/). Consistent with the idea of a link between levels of alertness/arousal and foraging patterns, participants who were actively “hunted” by wolf objects as they foraged were significantly more likely to switch during conjunction conditions than those for whom the wolves just served as visual distractions (Thornton et al, 2020).…”
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confidence: 60%
“…In other ongoing work in our lab, we have started to explore how the risk of simulated predation affects patterns of human foraging (for an online example of these tasks, see https://maltacogsci.org/thePredationGame/). Consistent with the idea of a link between levels of alertness/arousal and foraging patterns, participants who were actively “hunted” by wolf objects as they foraged were significantly more likely to switch during conjunction conditions than those for whom the wolves just served as visual distractions (Thornton et al, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 60%