Differences in the Ability to Spot Rare, Non-salient or Hidden Targets
This project reviews the literature on individual differences in the ability to detect rare, hidden, or non-salient targets, and a reanalysis of existing data to pull out the impact of individual differences.
This project reviews the literature on individual differences in the ability to detect rare, hidden, or non-salient targets, and a reanalysis of existing data to pull out the impact of individual differences.
Studies include spotting unfamiliar faces, use of radar and x-ray technology to locate hidden, new or removed objects and the use of CCTV.
Research questions
- How does human variability affect the ability to search efficiently and effectively for rare or non-salient targets, or to detect rare or non-salient differences between objects?
- What does the research literature tell us about how training might improve such search, and with whom it might be most effective?
